Gurye-gun Operates Daycare Center for Mild Dementia Seniors

Operation of Specialized Occupational Therapist Cognitive Rehabilitation Program

Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it is operating a dementia patient shelter to prevent the worsening of dementia in patients.

A dementia patient shelter is a service that provides professional cognitive rehabilitation programs and daytime care and protection to delay the progression of dementia before mild dementia patients use national dementia support services such as long-term care services.

Gurye-gun operates a dementia patient shelter to prevent the worsening of dementia in patients.
Photo by Gurye-gun

Five days a week, for three hours a day, non-pharmacological therapies and cognitive rehabilitation programs with proven effectiveness, such as occupational therapy, exercise, crafts, horticulture, art, and music therapy, are conducted.

In particular, occupational therapy provided by professional occupational therapists is important for improving cognitive abilities by training orientation (the ability to specifically recognize the space, time, and people one is facing), memory, concentration, and calculation skills using computerized cognitive rehabilitation programs (CoTras) and cognitive workbooks to maintain the remaining brain functions as much as possible.

Kim Hyeong-jin, director of the Gurye-gun Dementia Safety Center and the Health and Medical Center, said, “We will continuously provide various programs to create a dementia-friendly environment and revitalize dementia management projects, and actively promote the importance of early dementia screening.”

Meanwhile, the Gurye-gun Health and Medical Center Dementia Safety Center offers various dementia management services such as early dementia screening, dementia prevention classes, and support for families of dementia patients.

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yuk Mi-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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