Health Primary Care Doctor Visiting My Home, 'Yangcheon-gu Baekse Health Care Team' Receives Applause

Addition of Baekse Health Care Center at Mokdong Health Center following Sinwol Health Center... Two exclusive care centers selected in Seoul, realizing service base by Yangcheon-gu region... Baekse Health Care Team of 5 provides direct integrated health management... High community response with chronic disease management, physical therapy, side dish support, and social welfare service linkage

Kim Soo-young, Yangcheon District Mayor, is visiting Mokdong Baekse Health Care Center to encourage the care team.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] "For many, just having the care team visit in person is a great source of strength. Elderly individuals who were lethargic and found everything bothersome have made unexpected changes such as rearranging their home environment to meet the care team, going grocery shopping to offer fruit, and writing thank-you letters. The care team is deeply moved by these transformations."

On March 31, Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, visited the Mokdong Health Center's Baekse Health Care Center, the second center opened in Yangcheon-gu, and shared the active role of the care team that firmly supports residents' centenarian lives.

The Baekse Health Care Team consists of five members: a doctor, nurse, nutritionist, social worker, and physical therapist, who take on the role of primary care physicians for health-vulnerable groups with mobility difficulties or chronic disease management challenges.

Yangcheon-gu, which started the Baekse Health Care Project in October 2019 based at the Sinwol Health Center, was selected for the Seoul city public project last year and established the second center at Mokdong Health Center this March. Currently, the service is implemented in 15 districts of Seoul, and Yangcheon-gu is the only district with two centers.

When a resident center welfare planner identifies a person in need of care, the care team visits the individual weekly for three months to provide comprehensive health care services such as disease management, rehabilitation exercises, and nutrition counseling.

The number of households they visit daily averages 3 to 4. The primary recipients are mostly elderly living alone. Besides health management, they also connect with necessary institutions such as local welfare centers and long-term care facilities, and provide side dishes. The ultimate goal of the Baekse Health Care Project is for these individuals to become self-reliant within the community.

Additionally, in the early stages of dementia, even family members often fail to recognize symptoms, but the care team's professional diagnosis enables early detection and linkage to dementia support centers.

"We also listen to the life stories of the elderly and always carry a microphone so they can sing. After singing a few songs, they say they feel completely refreshed."

The care team expressed great fulfillment in seeing elderly individuals gradually regain vitality and continue their daily lives healthily.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, "Each individual has complex and diverse health problems and welfare needs. The Baekse Health Care Team in Yangcheon-gu, boasting fantastic teamwork, provides tailored services that meet these needs, resulting in high resident satisfaction. With the opening of the Mokdong branch center, regional care services are now possible, allowing us to support the healthy lives of more residents. Yangcheon-gu will continue to strengthen the health care welfare network in step with the aging era," he added.

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