Gyeonggi-do Conducts Care Status Survey for 1,500 Severely Disabled Developmental Disorder Patients...Nation's First

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation will conduct the nation's first care status survey targeting 1,500 'most severe' developmentally disabled individuals from the 4th to the 27th of next month.

There is currently no separately agreed-upon definition of 'most severe' developmental disabilities in academia or the field. Accordingly, there are no specific surveys or support measures in place.

In response, Gyeonggi Province plans to establish a 'Gyeonggi-type severe care system' by identifying the characteristics and care conditions of the most severe developmentally disabled individuals who require 24-hour care due to significant limitations in daily living and communication compared to other developmentally disabled persons.

To this end, Gyeonggi Province has undertaken steps including ▲collecting lists of developmental disability survey subjects from cities and counties (March to June) ▲holding expert meetings and research review committees to select survey methods (May to June) ▲and signing a contract with Korea Gallup Co., Ltd., to conduct the survey work (August 4).

Based on this, by the 1st of next month, a first-round telephone survey will be conducted with guardians of 6,333 developmentally disabled individuals compiled by cities and counties, asking about disability and environmental characteristics, to select the final 1,500 subjects for the in-person care status survey.

Through this visit survey, Gyeonggi Province will also collect basic data necessary to establish criteria for the most severe developmental disabilities, investigate the health status, care conditions, support service needs of the most severe developmentally disabled individuals in the province, as well as the physical and mental health status of their primary caregivers. If additional investigation is needed, in-depth interviews will be conducted with some developmentally disabled individuals, and advisory meetings will be held by forming expert groups.

Based on the survey results, the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation will propose policies and establish support plans tailored to the care characteristics of the most severe developmentally disabled individuals. Additionally, for developmentally disabled individuals experiencing care gaps during the survey process, welfare services will be linked through the Gyeonggi Developmental Disability Support Center, Disability Family Support Centers, and others.

Seo Bong-ja, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Disability Independence Support Division, stated, "Through this survey, we will do our best to alleviate the care burden on the most severe developmentally disabled individuals and their families and to establish a 24-hour care system for developmentally disabled persons in Gyeonggi Province."

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