Imsil-gun Leads the Way in Creating a Dementia-Free Society

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk is taking the lead in creating a community free from dementia concerns.

According to the county on the 10th, the county is focusing on dementia prevention in the community and management of dementia patients to realize "Healthy Citizens, Happy Imsil-gun."

The Imsil-gun Dementia Safety Center plans to send promotional mailings guiding early dementia screening to more than 3,000 high-risk dementia groups this month to increase the early screening rate.

Early dementia screening is conducted year-round not only for the purpose of diagnosing dementia but also as a test to measure the degree of memory decline. Residents aged 60 or older in the jurisdiction who begin to experience memory decline and high-risk dementia groups aged 75 or older must undergo the screening once a year.

Early dementia screening proceeds in three stages: stage 1 screening test, stage 2 diagnostic test, and stage 3 differential test.

If diagnosed with dementia, patients are registered at the Dementia Safety Center and can receive various services such as participation in cognitive rehabilitation programs, provision of care supplies, support for dementia treatment management costs (up to 30,000 KRW per month depending on income), and free support for wandering detection device services.

A county official said, "We plan to actively promote various programs such as support projects for not only dementia patients but also their families, and dementia prevention classes."

Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik sd2481@asiae.co.kr

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