Seoul Social Service Institute - Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers, Business Agreement for the Advancement of Elderly Welfare

On the 26th, a Business Agreement Ceremony for the 'Advancement of Elderly Welfare and Community Integrated Care' Held
Providing 'Injisangjeong' Textbooks and Conducting Care Worker Training at 46 Elderly Welfare Centers in Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Social Service Institute and the Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers announced on the 25th that they will sign a business agreement on the 26th to promote the development of senior welfare and community-integrated care in Seoul.

Both organizations plan to establish a joint cooperation system for the development of senior welfare and community-integrated care in Seoul and collaborate to prevent cognitive decline and promote health among the elderly at senior welfare centers in Seoul. The business agreement includes ▲establishing a joint cooperation system for the development of senior welfare and community-integrated care in Seoul ▲promoting prevention of cognitive decline and health improvement for elderly in the community.

The Seoul Social Service Institute is a Seoul metropolitan government-funded organization providing care services for the elderly, disabled, and children. It currently operates 12 comprehensive home care centers, 2 day care centers, and 7 public daycare centers. The Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers is a corporation consisting of 46 senior welfare centers, conducting research and development on senior welfare policies and administration, joint welfare center projects, and educational programs.

Based on this agreement, the Seoul Social Service Institute will provide professional teaching materials to help care workers at member institutions of the Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers effectively support the rehabilitation, maintenance, and enhancement of cognitive functions of service recipients.

Additionally, to enable care workers to professionally utilize the educational materials on site, pre-education on how to use the teaching materials will be conducted both online and offline. Care workers will use the educational materials in the field and submit feedback to continuously cooperate in case management and discovery of care cases.

The education will cover how to use the cognitive learning worksheet called ‘Injisangjeong,’ including basic implementation guidelines by topic and methods to adjust difficulty levels. The education period consists of a basic five-session course conducted by topic of the cognitive learning worksheets. Applications can be made via email through occupational therapists at the Gangseo Comprehensive Home Care Center (Western region) and Nowon Comprehensive Home Care Center (Eastern region) of the Seoul Social Service Institute.

Furthermore, the Seoul Social Service Institute and the Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers plan to continuously discuss and build a mutual cooperation system to improve policies and systems for the development of senior welfare in Seoul.

Lee Hae-woo, Acting CEO of the Seoul Social Service Institute, said, “In the face of rapid aging, ‘healthy aging’ has long been the top priority in modern society. Through this agreement, Seoul will firmly establish a ‘worry-free care’ safety net for the elderly.” Lee Eun-joo, President of the Seoul Association of Senior Welfare Centers, stated, “Since building a community-integrated care system that helps seniors live healthy and vibrant lives at home and in the community is a key trend in senior welfare policies both domestically and internationally, we expect this agreement to greatly contribute to the stable and happy later life of care recipients.”

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