Gwangju Seo-gu to Operate 'Dementia Management Class' Until the 23rd of Next Month

Published 04 Sep.2023 13:59(KST)

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) will operate the ‘Visiting Dementia Care Class’ for dementia patients and their families at the Pungam-dong Administrative Welfare Center, a dementia-safe village, until the 23rd of next month.

According to Seo-gu on the 4th, the ‘Visiting Dementia Care Class’ is operated as the ‘Memory Toktok’ shelter program to improve cognitive function of dementia patients and the ‘Heairim Family Class’ to alleviate the caregiving burden of families of dementia patients.

Seogu District will operate the "Visiting Dementia Management Class" at the Pungam-dong Administrative Welfare Center until the 23rd of next month.
[Photo by Seogu District]

The ‘Memory Toktok’ shelter program is held every Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for 10 patients with mild dementia, engaging in various activities such as solving worksheets that help improve cognitive function to prevent symptom deterioration, horticulture and music play to stimulate the brain, and exercises to enhance muscle strength.

The ‘Heairim Family Class’ for families of dementia patients is held every Monday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for 10 family members, offering programs such as proper understanding of dementia and caregiving wisdom, overcoming dementia diagnosis and negative attitudes, and sharing stories by revisiting old memories through photo reminiscence.

A representative from the Seo-gu Dementia Safety Center said, “We will do our best to bring vitality and energy to the daily lives of dementia patients and their families through the visiting dementia care program and to prevent the worsening of dementia symptoms.”

Meanwhile, the Seo-gu Dementia Safety Center has designated Pungam-dong and Sangmu 2-dong as dementia-safe villages, improving awareness of dementia and creating a dementia-friendly environment so that dementia patients and their families can live safely with their neighbors where they reside.