Songpa-gu's 'Donggeo Dongrak (同居同樂)' Non-Face-to-Face AI Guardian Project Promotion... Why?

Matching Guardians for Unattached Elderly in the COVID Era and Non-Face-to-Face Care via AI Speakers

Jamsilbon-dong Happy Fence 『Donggeo Dongrak Non-face-to-face AI Guardian Project Launch Ceremony』

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Seongsoo Park) is promoting the 'Living Together, Sharing Joy Non-face-to-face AI Guardian' project using AI speakers through the Jamsilbon-dong Community Service Center.

As of 2020, there are 1.59 million elderly people aged 65 or older living alone, and the number of lonely deaths among the elderly is rapidly increasing, making a solution urgently needed.

Accordingly, Jamsilbon-dong in Songpa-gu will provide AI speakers to five households of elderly people living alone without relatives, who have limited communication with the outside due to old age and deteriorating health.

Through this, they plan to prevent dementia by strengthening cognitive activities such as regular schedule reminders and brain exercises, and to relieve loneliness by providing companionship through conversation.

In particular, in case of an emergency, the system is linked to the ADT Caps control center for immediate dispatch, thereby preventing lonely deaths and establishing a social safety net that minimizes care gaps.

Additionally, a 1:1 guardian matching will be made between these elderly individuals and Happiness Fence committee members and volunteers. They will regularly check on their well-being and visit on birthdays, holidays, and other anniversaries to form bonds that help restore emotional stability and prevent loneliness.

In May, a launch ceremony was held with Youngchun Kim, the private chairman of the Jamsilbon-dong Happiness Fence, to announce the 'Living Together, Sharing Joy Non-face-to-face AI Guardian' project, and the service began this month in the homes of elderly people living alone in the district.

Mayor Seongsoo Park stated, “Due to COVID-19, it has become more difficult to check on elderly people living alone, but the introduction of AI speakers has helped fill the care gaps,” adding, “We will continue to make our best efforts to discover various welfare services that meet social conditions and the needs of local residents.”

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