Muan-gun Operates Visiting 'Gagahoho' Non-Face-to-Face Shelter Program

Muan-gun is operating a non-face-to-face visiting home shelter program for elderly patients with mild dementia until the 23rd of next month. (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 28th that it has been operating a visiting non-face-to-face rest center program for elderly patients with mild dementia from the 24th of last month to the 23rd of next month.

The Dementia Safety Center is conducting one-on-one face-to-face and non-face-to-face programs to fill the gap caused by the reduction of face-to-face program operations due to COVID-19.

Specialists such as occupational therapists and nurses provide non-pharmacological programs such as cognitive rehabilitation education and dementia prevention exercises as customized education for the participants or distribute teaching materials so that they can engage in activities on their own at home, managing them via phone calls.

Before the program started, the county is also making thorough efforts to prevent infection by checking for fever and physical symptoms to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A Dementia Safety Center official said, "It is true that there are difficulties in promoting dementia management projects due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, but by combining face-to-face and non-face-to-face programs, we are minimizing the gaps," adding, "We will actively respond to issues related to the physical, psychological, and environmental needs of dementia patients to eliminate blind spots in care."

Meanwhile, the Muan County Dementia Safety Center conducts various dementia management projects such as early dementia screening, dementia awareness improvement projects, dementia treatment cost support projects, and provision of care supplies. For detailed information related to dementia, inquiries can be made to the Muan County Dementia Safety Center and the Dementia Counseling Call Center (available 24 hours).

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