Lina Jeonseonggi Foundation Recruiting Participants for 'Self-Care Camp' for Family Caregivers

Family caregivers attending the ‘Jeonseonggi Self-Care Camp’ organized by the Lina Jeonseonggi Foundation.

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] The LINA Life Insurance Social Contribution Foundation, LINA Jeonseonggi Foundation, announced on the 27th that it is recruiting participants for the 'Jeonseonggi Self-Care Camp' for family caregivers.

The 'Jeonseonggi Self-Care Camp' is a program designed for caregivers who take care of patients within their families but neglect their own care. Many family caregivers experience depression, physical decline, and social isolation while caring for their sick relatives, but there is a lack of systems to support them.

Accordingly, the foundation explained that the self-care camp was planned based on the judgment that awareness of self-care is necessary even during caregiving.

The 'Jeonseonggi Self-Care Camp' started on a small scale in April due to the impact of COVID-19, but as the number of applicants increased, it was decided to expand the program from the second half of the year.

The self-care camp is held over one night and two days on Nami Island in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, with the participation of Caregiver Maumsalim Social Cooperative, a caregiving specialized social enterprise. The program is designed to enhance self-esteem through emotional and conflict management and self-care methods.

The recruitment target is family members aged 40 or older who are caring for patients with illness, accidents, aging, or disabilities. Applications are accepted regardless of the severity of the illness, disability grade, income level, or use of nursing services, and the participation fee is fully supported by the foundation.

Hyunmin Cho, manager of the LINA Jeonseonggi Foundation, said, "Many family caregivers who stay by the patients' side for their families end up becoming patients themselves because they neglect their own care. Through the foundation's camp, we will help them recognize the necessity of self-care and actively support them to overcome the difficulties of caregiving in daily life."

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