Seongdong-gu Develops 'Dementia Care Physician' App

Seongdong-gu Develops ‘Naeson-e Dementia Care Physician’ App

App Development through Agreement with Hanyang University Provides Information on Partner Medical Institutions for Dementia Treatment and Management

Includes Information on Hospitals and Clinics by Four Districts such as Wangsimni and Seongsu, with Phone Connection and Real-Time Navigation Services

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Wono) has developed the ‘Naeson-e Dementia Care Physician’ app to allow easy access to information on partner medical institutions for dementia and chronic disease management.

Since 2019, the ‘Dementia Care Physician’ program has partnered with nearby local hospitals in Seongdong-gu to enable early detection, continuous treatment, and management of dementia. Currently, 29 hospitals and clinics in Seongdong-gu have agreements under this program.

The Seongdong-gu Dementia Safety Center had previously produced informational materials to help dementia patients and their families conveniently use the ‘Dementia Care Physician’ service. However, to keep pace with the digital era, they proceeded to develop a smartphone app. To this end, the district signed a business agreement with Hanyang University in April for app development and maintenance, agreeing to jointly participate in projects requiring mutual cooperation.

The ‘Naeson-e Dementia Care Physician’ app allows users to easily check real-time information on designated dementia care physicians and medical institutions within Seongdong-gu via mobile devices. It provides information on hospitals and clinics in four districts?Wangsimni, Geumho, Majang, and Seongsu?as well as phone connection services. Additionally, it integrates with Google Maps to enable route searches from the user’s current location to the hospital.

This app is available for Android smartphones and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. For inquiries regarding dementia support services and partner medical institutions, contact the Seongdong-gu Dementia Safety Center.

An official from the district stated, “By distributing this app providing information on dementia care physicians, we aim to enhance the continuity of dementia treatment and management centered on the local community,” adding, “We hope it will help prevent the progression to severe dementia through continuous management of early-stage dementia patients.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.