Gokseong Grandmothers Paint Dementia Care Murals

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] Gokseong-gun, Jeonnam Province (Governor Yoo Geun-gi) announced on the 15th that since the 14th, they have been conducting mural painting with village residents in Jukjeong 2-gu, Moksadong-myeon, which was designated as the first Dementia Safe Village of 2021.

A Dementia Safe Village is a village transformed into a dementia-friendly environment so that dementia patients and their families can live with dignity in the village where they have lived. The mural painting in Jukjeong 2-gu, scheduled until the 18th, was also carried out to promote correct understanding of dementia and improve negative perceptions. Village residents are painting murals on the village walls that include illustrations recalling their childhood and the phone number of the Dementia Counseling Call Center (1899-9988).

Painting murals is not the only activity in the Dementia Safe Village. In March of this year, safety bars were installed in living spaces such as bathrooms for dementia patients, those with mild cognitive impairment, and elderly living alone in the village. In addition, care services for elderly dementia patients are continuously provided through dementia safety managers. In the second half of the year, cognitive rehabilitation programs, dementia prevention programs, dementia partner training, and dementia awareness improvement education for elderly dementia patients are also planned at the Jukjeong 2-gu village hall.

A representative of the Gokseong-gun Dementia Safety Center said, “Next month, we plan to create murals in Heukseok Village, Ip-myeon, which is the second Dementia Safe Village. By encouraging village residents to participate in mural painting, we will strive to create a dementia-friendly village where everyone can live healthily and happily together.”

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