Yangcheon-gu Invests 6.7 Billion Won to Improve Aging Senior Centers... Private Facilities Also Supported Starting This Year

Promotion of Expansion and Reconstruction for 7 Aged Public Senior Centers Over 30 Years Since Completion, Including Space Expansion and Elevator Installation
From This Year, Expanded Support for Supplies and Environmental Improvements for All Senior Centers, Including All Private Senior Centers

Lee Gi-jae, Yangcheon District Mayor, greeting the elderly at a senior center

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced that it will invest over 6.7 billion KRW to promote the renovation and expansion of aging senior citizen centers and support the improvement of supplies and environments to enhance leisure welfare for the elderly.

First, the district plans to spend 6.2 billion KRW to renovate and expand seven public senior citizen centers, including Danggok, Gyeongbok, Handu, and Yangmok, which have been in use for over 30 years and are severely aged. This is a key pledge of Lee Gi-jae, the mayor of Yangcheon-gu, aimed at creating safe and comfortable welfare spaces for seniors. Instead of patchwork repairs, the plan involves full renovation and expansion to enlarge cramped spaces, install elevators and safety handrails for easier mobility, and reinforce program rooms, thereby establishing senior-friendly facilities.

Additionally, the district will invest 500 million KRW starting this year to expand support for supplies and environmental improvements across all 157 senior citizen centers. This comprehensive support will cover not only public centers but also private centers, which have had relatively poor environmental management, significantly enhancing the overall facility standards of senior centers in the district.

The main supported items include essential home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, TVs, and vacuum cleaners, as well as furnishings like sofas, tables, and chairs. Support will be provided based on demand from local community centers and on-site surveys, considering fairness and urgency for each facility. The district plans to use the self-developed ‘Yangcheon-gu Senior Citizen Center Asset Management System’ to efficiently and systematically manage supplies, preventing unnecessary budget waste such as duplicate support.

Furthermore, facility repairs will be supported to improve aging infrastructure such as sinks, wallpaper, flooring, and restrooms.

Previously, the district completed remodeling work on the public Gangwol Senior Citizen Center and resumed its operation. The existing center was a tiled building originally constructed as a public restroom in 1990 and later repurposed as a senior center, resulting in severe aging and urgent structural improvement needs. Based on advice from public architects, the district replaced the roof and exterior walls, rearranged the interior layout to maximize activity space, installed electronic devices and furniture, and applied bright colors to improve the overall facility. Additionally, senior-friendly designs such as non-slip handrails were applied to enhance safety.

Lee Gi-jae, mayor of Yangcheon-gu, stated, “Since senior citizen centers are representative leisure welfare facilities for our elderly, we will steadily carry out renovation and support projects to ensure they can enjoy a comfortable and safe old age.”

Interior of Gangwol Senior Center recently remodeled

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