Wando-gun Unveils Various Customized Senior Welfare Policies...

35 Projects Including Strengthening Jobs, Care Services, Education, and Welfare Facilities

Shin Woo-cheol, Wando County Governor, is visiting a nursing home to offer consolation. (Photo by Wando County)

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] On the 14th, Jeonnam Wando-gun announced that it is making efforts to promote customized welfare policies for the elderly in response to the aging society.

The population of seniors aged 65 and over in the county accounts for about 34% (16,551 people) of the total population, and the number of elderly people is increasing every year.

Accordingly, the county plans to systematically promote 35 projects, including senior job programs, customized care services for elderly living alone, social participation education, and strengthening the functions of elderly welfare facilities.

The senior job program involves 2,195 elderly participants, with 8.3 billion KRW invested to support labor costs and incidental expenses.

The customized care service project for elderly living alone provides safety support, life education, and daily living assistance services to elderly people who have difficulty with daily activities, with 115 life support workers providing one-on-one care services.

One of Wando-gun’s distinguished elderly welfare policies is the support project for bathing and beauty expenses, which provides 6,000 KRW bathing and beauty vouchers, 24 times annually, to seniors aged 70 and over, receiving favorable reviews from the elderly.

To strengthen the functions of elderly welfare facilities, about 1.35 billion KRW is being supported for ▲construction and renovation of senior centers ▲provision of equipment and medical devices for senior centers ▲programs at elderly day care centers ▲improvements to convenience facilities at Wando-gun Comprehensive Welfare Center.

Last year, selected for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport’s public contest project, the county plans to build welfare housing for the elderly so that seniors can live comfortably and safely.

Wando-gun Mayor Shin Woo-cheol said, “We will take better care so that the elderly can live healthily and happily, and accelerate the promotion of customized welfare policies by social class to realize inclusive welfare that prioritizes people, which is the county’s administrative policy.”

Meanwhile, from the 18th, events for the Month of Respect for the Elderly will be held in each town and township.

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil alwatros@asiae.co.kr]

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