Imsil-gun Signs Consignment Agreement for Customized Elderly Care Services with Two Organizations

Published 04 Nov.2022 14:24(KST)

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, held a consignment agreement ceremony on the 3rd with two institutions, Imsil-gun Senior Welfare Center and Sarang Nursing Home, which were selected as the executing agencies for the Senior Customized Care Service project.

According to the county on the 4th, the Senior Customized Care Service project has been implemented since January 2020 to improve issues such as the separation of overlapping projects and uniform services due to the increase in demand for elderly care caused by prolonged low birth rates and rapid aging.

The care targets are seniors aged 65 or older who are basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class, or basic pension recipients, and who do not qualify for similar overlapping projects. This includes elderly living alone, grandparent-grandchild households, elderly couples, seniors with physical function decline or mental difficulties, and seniors at high risk of solitary death or suicide.

Seniors aged 65 or older account for 39% of the county's total population. Accordingly, starting next year, the county will have dedicated social workers and 96 life support workers caring for 1,536 seniors.

The main services include life instructors checking safety and well-being via phone or visits, operating programs to improve social relationships, supporting physical and mental health through life education, accompanying seniors during travel or outdoor activities to reduce inconvenience, and assisting with household chores to help them lead better lives.

The county reselected the existing two institutions as the agencies for the Imsil-gun Senior Customized Care Service project through evaluation, as they faithfully performed their duties during the three-year consignment period expiring at the end of next month.

Additionally, from next year, the county secured a budget to recruit dedicated social workers and life support workers to provide better services.

So far, regional executing agencies have conducted personnel recruitment and training for the workforce, and surveyed seniors participating in the existing project to ensure that the new project for elderly care proceeds smoothly without any setbacks.

County Governor Shim Min said, “The Senior Customized Care Service, which provides tailored care on the front lines for vulnerable groups such as single-person households and the elderly, is the key to enabling care and living at home,” and added, “I ask for successful project execution.”