Seongbuk-gu Strengthens Care Services Starting July

Signing of Business Agreement with Temporary Home Care, Short-Term Facilities, and Accompaniment Support Care Service Providers

5 New Locations and 25 Recontracted Locations to Start Services from July 1

Additional Selection of Excellent Institutions Rated B or Higher by National Health Insurance Service and Professional Disinfection Companies

Middle-aged, Disabled, and Elderly in Need of Emergency Care Can Consult at Local Community Centers

Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) signed a business agreement on the 12th with 30 care service providers at Seongbuk Art Hall on the 4th floor of Seongbuk-gu Office for the 2023 care service provision.

Among them, the newly added institutions are ▲(A) Visiting Angels Seongbuk Branch ▲ Eunbit Sarang Long-term Care Welfare Center ▲ Parents Care Senior Nursing Home ▲ Malgeunnarae ▲ Sesco Co., Ltd., selected as excellent institutions rated B or higher in the National Health Insurance Service’s institutional evaluation.

The 5 newly participating institutions and 25 institutions with recontracted agreements are scheduled to start services from July 1. They will provide temporary home care, short-term facility care, and accompaniment support care services.

This time, an agreement was also signed with the professional disinfection company Sesco Co., Ltd., drawing attention for supporting vulnerable households experiencing discomfort due to pests.

The ‘Care SOS Center’ provides short-term care services to residents who have difficulty moving alone or performing independent daily activities. The five major care services include ▲ Temporary Home Care (visiting the recipient’s home to provide assistance and nursing) ▲ Short-Term Facility (facility admission up to 14 days) ▲ Accompaniment Support (support for essential outings) ▲ Housing Convenience (simple home repairs, cleaning, and disinfection) ▲ Meal Delivery (delivering lunchboxes to maintain basic dietary needs). The main users are middle-aged, disabled, elderly, and other residents who do not use other public care systems.

Even if not part of vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients or near-poverty class, households with median income at or below 100% (approximately 2.07 million KRW for a single-person household) can use the services free of charge within the annual usage limit. Consultations regarding service use can be made by visiting or calling the local community center of the resident’s address.

Mayor Lee Seung-ro stated, “The Seongbuk-type Care SOS Center project, which started in August 2020, provides customized care services in emergencies to many residents, resulting in very high satisfaction.” He added, “Seongbuk-gu will continue to actively identify those in need of care and strive to eliminate care gaps in the community through public-private cooperation and mutual trust.”

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