LH Provides 'Life Care Service' for Elderly Residents Living Alone in Rental Housing

Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) announced on the 21st that starting this month, it will implement the ‘Living Care Service’ project for single elderly households residing in LH rental housing in collaboration with the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute.

On the 20th, LH held the 'LH Life Care Service Launch Ceremony' at Seoul Post Tower. [Photo by LH]

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The Living Care Service is a visiting care service that checks on the health, safety, and well-being of elderly people living alone in rental housing. Last year, LH conducted a pilot Living Care Service targeting elderly residents in public rental housing in the metropolitan area.

This year, the service target has been expanded to include purchased rental housing. LH, in cooperation with the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute, will provide the service to single elderly households aged 80 and above residing in public and purchased rental housing located in the metropolitan area. Initially, 366 households in purchased rental housing will be targeted.

The services provided include ▲care demand surveys ▲well-being checks, health status and safety inspections ▲provision and linkage of safety, health, and welfare information ▲LH resident information such as lease renewal and rent payment, as well as welfare information of the respective area.

To this end, on the 20th, LH and the Korea Senior Human Resources Development Institute completed training for 200 ‘LH Living Caregivers’ who will provide the Living Care Service. LH Living Caregivers are residents aged 60 and above.

Ha Seung-ho, Head of LH National Housing Welfare Headquarters, said, “As the proportion of elderly generations among residents increases, we have improved and expanded elderly care services. Since LH Living Caregivers are not much older than the target seniors, we expect the care services to be provided more effectively.”

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