Gwangju Seo-gu Holds 'Integrated Care Promotion Performance Midterm Report Meeting'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Dae-seok) announced on the 29th that it held an interim report meeting on the research project regarding the progress of the ‘Community Integrated Care Pilot Project’ at the Seo-gu Office Nanum Hall on the 28th.

The report meeting was conducted as an ‘Interim Report on Seo-gu Integrated Care Monitoring and Performance Analysis’ based on the research content of the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Kyonggi University (Principal Researcher Min So-young), with about 20 members of the Integrated Care Council attending.

At the meeting, monitoring results on ▲community welfare and supply status ▲integrated care operation status ▲project achievements, limitations, and improvement plans were shared and various opinions were exchanged.

In the performance analysis, it was highly evaluated that Seo-gu’s mandatory home visits for seniors aged 75 and older resulted in a discovery rate of care recipients of 87.8%, which is significantly higher compared to other local governments.

Also, according to the survey results before and after the start of the integrated care service, subjective quality of life improved by 35%, health-related quality of life improved by 37%, and the number of people receiving help increased from 0.1 to 1.2, indicating an overall improvement in life satisfaction.

In particular, satisfaction was highest in Seo-gu’s specialized services such as universal service provision for those in need of care, resource development tailored to individual situations, and 24-hour safety dispatch.

Additionally, by developing the ‘Happiness Manager App’ and establishing a seamless care system through regional care meetings involving both public and private sectors, and by enabling professional care personnel to provide long-term services, it was analyzed that this not only helps maintain daily life but also emotional and physical health, thereby reducing the caregiving burden on families and achieving significant results.

Seo-gu has received great responses from residents by linking and supporting a total of 31 types of integrated home care services through agreements with 63 multidisciplinary and multi-agency organizations, including ▲oriental medicine primary care, oral care, proper medication intervention ▲nutritious meals, visiting helpers, care taxis, hospital accompaniment ▲care safety housing, convenience housing renovation, etc.

Seo Dae-seok, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, “The community integrated care pilot project has been successfully established through mutual cooperation between the public and private sectors,” and added, “Reflecting the results of this report meeting, we will do our best to improve and supplement the lacking parts so that Seo-gu’s integrated care model can become a representative model nationwide.”

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho sdhs6751@asiae.co.kr

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