Gwangju Nam-gu Supports 'Home Treatment and Care' Benefits for Long-term Hospitalized and Discharged Patients

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is set to actively promote the 'Home-Based Medical Care Pilot Project,' which enables medical aid recipients who have undergone long-term treatment at medical institutions and been discharged to receive treatment and care benefits comfortably at home.

On the 13th, Nam-gu announced that it was selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare's '2023 Home-Based Medical Care Pilot Project' contest and will provide various services such as medical and care support to medical aid recipients who have been hospitalized for more than 30 days and discharged starting this month.

The Home-Based Medical Care Pilot Project aims to improve the quality of life for medical aid recipients discharged after long-term hospitalization by integrating and linking medical care and caregiving services.

The project targets medical aid recipients who have a low need for hospitalization but cannot be discharged due to lack of care, providing home-based services such as medical care, caregiving, and meals to help them settle into the local community.

The project targets medical aid recipients who have been hospitalized for 30 days or more for the same illness and have a residence after discharge or can be linked to housing.

Recipients who are at risk of health deterioration or have a high possibility of readmission after discharge are excluded.

Nam-gu plans to provide various services necessary for home living according to the needs and demands of the recipients, including essential benefits such as medical care, caregiving, meals, and transportation support, as well as optional benefits like housing improvement, heating and cooling support, and safety management.

The service support system primarily links with the existing community integrated care system built on public and private resources to provide various services, and if linkage is difficult, support is provided through home-based medical care.

To actively promote the pilot project, Nam-gu recently signed business agreements with four partner organizations: Hanmaeum Korean Medicine Hospital, Dasarang Clinic, Gwangju Social Service Center Seo-gu Home Care Center, and Osaek Bit Cooperative, aiming to provide various services necessary for settling after discharge through a close cooperation system.

In particular, medical aid managers and care teams from partner medical institutions will conduct various assessments on medical aid recipients before providing services and establish care plans based on these assessments to offer integrated support.

A Nam-gu official stated, "Through the Home-Based Medical Care Pilot Project, we will do our best to ensure that medical aid recipients receive the necessary services at home rather than in hospital beds, allowing them to live healthy and vibrant lives."

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