Increase in 'Excellent' Social Welfare Facilities... More than 6 out of 10 Rated 'A' Grade

Ministry of Health and Welfare Announces 2023 Social Welfare Facility Evaluation
Number of Lowest-Rated 'F' Grade Facilities Decreases by 45

More than 60% of social welfare facilities in Korea received the highest grade, 'A grade,' in the government's regular facility evaluation. This number increased by 184 facilities compared to the 2020 survey.

On the 11th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that, after comprehensively evaluating the operation and service levels of 1,868 social welfare facilities over the past three years, a total of 1,254 facilities received an A grade last year, marking a 5.7 percentage point increase from 1,070 facilities in 2020.

Source=Ministry of Health and Welfare

The Ministry conducts evaluations of social welfare facilities every three years to promote operational efficiency and improve service quality. The final results, divided into five grades from A to D and F across five categories?field evaluation, self-evaluation, facility environment, finance, programs, and overall operation?are publicly disclosed.

The survey targets included Disabled Welfare Centers (155 facilities), Homeless Living Facilities (103 facilities), Psychiatric Nursing Facilities (59 facilities), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facilities (155 facilities), Child Group Homes (529 facilities), Disabled Group Homes (691 facilities), and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Group Homes (177 facilities).

Among these, the number of facilities receiving an A grade increased in Homeless Living Facilities (39.3% → 56.4%), Psychiatric Nursing Facilities (79.7% → 84.7%), Psychiatric Rehabilitation Facilities (77.5% → 81.2%), and Disabled Group Homes (47.5% → 64.4%).

The number of facilities receiving a B grade among all social welfare facilities decreased by 5, from 389 in 2020 to 384 in 2023, while those receiving a C grade increased by 3, from 123 to 126 during the same period.

The number of D grade facilities decreased from 60 to 46, and the lowest grade, F grade, decreased by 45 facilities from 103 to 58.

The Ministry explained that among the evaluated facilities, 81 out of 124 facilities (65.3%) that had received D or F grades in the 2020 evaluation and underwent consulting improved their service levels by rising 2 to 3 grades in this evaluation.

Going forward, the Ministry plans to strengthen quality management of social welfare facilities by providing preliminary consulting to facilities undergoing evaluation for the first time and enhancing operational capabilities through consulting for facilities with insufficient grades (D and F grades).

Additionally, following the 2020 survey, the Ministry will notify the relevant local governments of 28 facilities that received the lowest grade (F grade) consecutively, requiring them to establish and monitor improvement plans. Facilities ranking in the top 5% in evaluation scores and the top 3% in improvement compared to previous evaluations will be awarded prize money.

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