Jugeumgong Launches Customized Care Services for Elderly Living Alone

On the 28th, after the 'HF Happy Care Service' agreement ceremony, Kim Hyun-mi, Director of the Comprehensive Support Center for Elderly Living Alone (from the left), Choi Jun-woo, President of the Korea Housing Finance Corporation, and Kim Jeong-ho, Chairman of the Korea Senior Club Association, are taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Korea Housing Finance Corporation will provide customized care services for elderly people living alone.

According to the Housing Finance Corporation on the 29th, under the ‘HF Happy Care Service’ agreement signed with the Comprehensive Support Center for Elderly Living Alone and the Korea Senior Club Association, care services will be provided to 2,000 elderly people aged 60 or older living alone in Seoul, Busan, and Gyeonggi areas.

Main activities include ‘Living Care,’ which regularly checks the health and safety of elderly people living alone, and ‘Housing Care,’ which improves the living environment through simple home repairs. There are also ‘Leisure Care,’ which offers services such as taking longevity (portrait) photos or providing handicraft kits, and ‘ICT Education,’ which teaches how to use smart devices or kiosks.

In particular, the corporation plans to select 120 seniors as ‘HF Happy Caregivers’ to provide ‘Nono Care (老老care)’ services tailored to their level.

The total support amount is 700 million KRW and will be implemented over seven months starting in June.

President Choi Jun-woo emphasized, “Through the HF Happy Care Service, we hope that elderly people living alone will regain vitality in life and contribute to creating senior jobs,” adding, “We will continue to lead the realization of social value in the public sector by supporting the establishment of social safety nets for vulnerable groups through various social contribution activities.”

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