LH Donates 200 Million Won to Support Elderly Living Alone in Rental Housing During Winter

Donation Delivered to Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers to Provide Winter Bedding for 3,724 Elderly Living Alone
Rainbow Care Staff and Safe Call Services Offered to Maintain Ongoing Communication with Single Elderly Households

Kim Hyun-jun, President of LH (third from the left), and Nam Guk-hee, President of the Korea Social Welfare Center Association (fourth from the left), are posing for a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony held on the 30th at the LH Seoul Regional Headquarters in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 30th that it has donated 200 million KRW to the Korea Association of Social Welfare Centers to support the warm winter of elderly people living alone in rental housing.

The donated funds will be used for vulnerable elderly people living alone in LH rental housing nationwide. Since these elderly spend a lot of time at home, LH plans to prepare and deliver winter bedding sets to help them get through the cold winter amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation.

In addition to the donation, LH visited a purchased rental housing located in Seocho-gu, Seoul, and personally delivered bedding sets to elderly people living alone. The housing consists of a total of 9 households, of which 8 households are occupied by elderly people living alone aged 65 or older.

There are approximately 194,000 single-person households aged 65 or older in LH rental housing, and among them, about 3,700 households are elderly people living alone aged 90 or older who require special care.

To improve the convenience of life for elderly people living alone and maintain continuous interaction, LH hires Rainbow Care Workers and Elderly Living Alone Caregivers who regularly visit households, and provides life services such as safety calls, companionship, and assistance with daily difficulties. LH is also strengthening cooperation with NGOs and specialized institutions related to the elderly to provide high-quality care services.

At the event, Kim Hyun-jun, President of LH, said, "We will continue to expand care services for elderly people living alone in rental housing and strive to become a reliable support for the public by improving the quality of life of rental housing residents and strengthening housing welfare."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.