Chungnam Provides Emergency Care Support for People with Developmental Disabilities 'Up to 7 Days, 24 Hours'

Chungnam Province will support short-term care services to alleviate the caregiving burden on families of people with developmental disabilities.

On the 2nd, the province announced that it will recruit organizations to carry out the "Emergency Care Pilot Project for People with Developmental Disabilities" to support short-term care services.

The project will be implemented by renting housing and employing care workers to provide short-term protection for people with developmental disabilities who require emergency care. The recruitment period for implementing organizations is until the 16th of this month.

The province will select organizations through a public contest, and thereafter, the Chungnam Developmental Disabilities Support Center will be responsible for budget execution, management, and monitoring. The final supervisory agency is the Ministry of Health and Welfare.

The selected "Emergency Care Center for People with Developmental Disabilities" will provide up to 7 days of 24-hour care according to type in urgent situations such as the hospitalization or family events of the caregiver.

Eligibility for support includes public and non-profit corporations and organizations that meet facility and personnel standards. Further details about the public contest can be found on the province’s website under the announcements and notices board.

Applications for the project implementation organizations can be submitted in person or by mail with the relevant documents, and the process can be completed on the National Treasury Subsidy Integrated Management System website.

A provincial official stated, “We will do our utmost to select capable organizations to ensure the early establishment of the project.”

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