Gwanak-gu Launches 'Dedicated Caregivers for High-Risk Solitary Death Groups' Activities

Dedicated Caregivers for High-Risk Solitary Death Cases Begin Full-Scale Activities from July 17

Leading the Prevention of Solitary Deaths and Discovery of Welfare Blind Spots for Vulnerable Groups Including Middle-Aged Single Male Households

Job Training for Caregivers Dedicated to High-Risk Groups for Solitary Death

Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee)'s 'Dedicated Caregivers for High-Risk Solitary Death Cases' started full-scale activities on the 17th to spread warmth among neighbors and discover welfare blind spots.

The 'Dedicated Caregivers for High-Risk Solitary Death Cases' serve as a welfare human resource network that checks on households at risk of solitary death and prevents such deaths, focusing on discovering welfare blind spots including middle-aged single male households.

In particular, middle-aged men often do not request help themselves and refuse welfare counseling or service connections despite lacking care, facing health management and economic difficulties. Therefore, the need for a welfare human safety net that forms intimacy through continuous face-to-face contact and helps alleviate feelings of isolation has gradually emerged.

Accordingly, the district selected a total of 16 dedicated caregivers this year, who will provide regular monitoring to help relieve loneliness and isolation for each household, carefully examine crisis situations per household, and connect the necessary welfare services to welfare officers at local community centers.

One caregiver who received job training before starting activities shared, "I realized that neighborly interest is truly necessary to solve the problem of solitary death, and I hope that through caregiver activities, I can contribute even a little to solving this issue."

The district plans to gradually expand the dedicated caregiver activities after reviewing this year’s performance.

To establish a foundation for the prevention and management of solitary deaths, Gwanak-gu enacted the Seoul Metropolitan Government Gwanak-gu Ordinance on Social Isolation and Prevention of Solitary Death in 2019, and in January of this year, formed the Gwanak Life Love TF Team to provide systematic support for high-risk solitary death households, focusing on preventing social isolation and solitary deaths of households marginalized and disconnected from society.

Park Junhee, Mayor of Gwanak-gu, said, "The most important value in life is happiness," and added, "I hope that the activities of the dedicated caregivers for high-risk solitary death cases will serve as an opportunity to improve the quality of life and happiness index of socially isolated vulnerable groups."

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