Goheung-gun Opens Dementia Safety Village

Operation Begins on May 10 in Naero Village, Gwayeok-myeon

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it has selected its fourth "Dementia Safe Village" within the district and plans to implement various dementia prevention programs, including early dementia screening.

A Dementia Safe Village is a project that creates a dementia-friendly community so that dementia patients and their families can live their daily lives safely and independently.

The background for promoting this project is the recognition that, in response to the reality that the dementia incidence rate increases as the aging population ratio rises, dementia is not simply a problem for patients and their families but requires a shift to a community-wide cooperative approach involving all village members.

An operating committee is formed centered on the village, establishing partnerships with township-level institutions such as the township office, police substation, schools, and post office. Based on this, integrated support is provided, including elderly-friendly environment improvement projects, safety environment creation projects, and one-on-one customized counseling and service linkage.

The Dementia Safety Center is responsible for early dementia screening, awareness improvement promotional activities, and operating dementia prevention programs.

A Goheung-gun official stated, “We will actively support the effective operation of the ‘Dementia Safe Village’ so that dementia patients can live safely within the village without isolation, and residents without dementia respect patients and live together.”

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo sevenshim@asiae.co.kr

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