LH Rental Housing Elderly Resident Check-in and Welfare Information Service

On the 19th, LH signed a "LH Life Care Service Pilot Project Business Agreement" with the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute. Ha Seung-ho, Head of LH National Housing Welfare Headquarters (left), and Kim Mi-gon, President of the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute, are posing for a commemorative photo after the signing ceremony.

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 21st that it will promote a pilot project for the 'Senior Life Care Service' for elderly living alone in LH rental housing in collaboration with the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute.

The 'Senior Life Care Service' is a visiting care service that checks the health, safety, and well-being of elderly living alone in rental housing.

Since launching the Silver Employee program in 2010, LH has created jobs by hiring over 16,000 care workers and has provided various services to residents until last year.

However, based on internal and external feedback that the care worker service was focused on simple tasks such as cleaning and assisting the Housing Happiness Support Center (management office), the title of care workers was changed to 'LH Saenghwal Dolbomi' (LH Life Caregivers). The focus will be on providing elderly-customized services and various LH residential life services to meet the needs of seniors living alone.

The 'Senior Life Care Service' will be jointly conducted by LH and the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute, targeting elderly living alone aged 80 or older residing in LH public rental housing located in the metropolitan area. Priority will be given to residents who are in blind spots of government welfare services.

The services provided include △care demand surveys △well-being checks, health status and safety inspections △provision of safety and health welfare information △provision of LH resident information such as lease renewal and rent payment.

LH and the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute signed a business agreement on the 19th to promote the project and plan to hire 120 'LH Saenghwal Dolbomi' to provide services in early September.

After conducting two weeks of training related to care, safety, and rental housing, the service will be piloted from mid-September. The pilot project period is from September 2022 to January 2023.

Applicants for LH Saenghwal Dolbomi must be between 60 and 65 years old, and preference will be given to LH rental housing residents.

LH expects the need for the 'Senior Life Care Service' to gradually increase as the elderly population rises in LH rental housing amid the ultra-aged society era.

After the pilot project ends in January 2023, the operation system will be supplemented based on the results, and the project will be expanded nationwide.

Furthermore, it is expected that the project will have a significant effect on creating jobs for the elderly by hiring 'LH Saenghwal Dolbomi'.

Ha Seung-ho, Head of LH National Housing Welfare Headquarters, said, "As the proportion of elderly residents increases, we have improved and expanded elderly care services. In particular, LH Saenghwal Dolbomi, whose age group is similar to the service recipients, is expected to be a great support to elderly living alone."

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