Seoul Gangseo-gu Supports Adult Walkers for Mobility-Impaired Seniors

Applications Open Until May 26 for Vulnerable Seniors Rated Outside Long-Term Care Grades A and B; Support for 100 Beneficiaries

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Noh Hyun-song) announced that it will provide adult walkers to elderly people in vulnerable groups who have difficulty moving.

The purpose is to improve walking convenience for the elderly and reduce their economic burden through walker support.

Elderly people with mobility difficulties often find it hard to live without equipment that assists walking.

Among these elderly, those who have been assessed with a grade under the Long-term Care Insurance for the Elderly can receive adult walkers as welfare equipment benefits, but those who have not been graded cannot receive support.

Especially, the cost of purchasing walkers is a considerable burden for economically vulnerable elderly people. Therefore, the district decided to provide adult walkers to elderly people outside the long-term care grading system who do not receive welfare equipment support benefits.

The support targets are elderly residents of Gangseo-gu aged 65 or older, who have received A or B grades outside the long-term care grading system, and are ▲recipients under the National Basic Livelihood Security Act ▲near-poverty class ▲recipients under the Medical Care Assistance Act. However, those who have received adult walkers through other support projects within the last five years are excluded from the support.

Elderly people who wish to apply can submit their long-term care recognition application result notification letter to their local community service center by the 26th.

The district plans to review the priority of applicants and select 100 elderly people as support recipients in June to provide walkers.

Elderly recipients of basic livelihood security can receive walkers without any personal cost, while near-poverty class and other medical care recipients only need to pay 6% of the walker price.

A district official said, “Through this walker support project, we hope that elderly people who had difficulty going outdoors due to COVID-19 can freely go out,” and added, “We will continue to carefully examine what elderly people truly need so that they can spend a healthy and vibrant old age.”

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