National Health Insurance Service Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Headquarters Launches Treatment Improvement Program for Long-term Care Workers

Care Worker Challenges Addressed Through 'Maum Sotong' Program

The Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters of the National Health Insurance Service conducted the ‘Mind Communication’ program on the 6th to promote mental and physical healing for workers who experienced difficulties in the field of long-term care.

On March 6, the National Health Insurance Service Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters held the healing program "Mind Communication" to improve the treatment of long-term care institution workers.

This program was implemented to provide emotional stability and health promotion opportunities to 50 care workers who faced hardships such as health issues, conflicts with recipients or colleagues, and the declining social perception of care workers.

The first part of the program, in collaboration with the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, included physical fitness assessments and one-on-one exercise prescription consultations; the second part involved making flower tea to find relaxation and vitality in tired daily lives; and the third part used a film (about the family of a dementia patient) as therapy to share experiences of hardship and overcoming them, encouraging mutual support.

The participants ranged in age from their 30s to 60s, and moments of heartfelt tears of empathy were seen as they shared their experiences of hardship. Participants expressed gratitude, saying, “Through this program, I was able to fully heal and gain the strength to recover my mind and body on my own.”

Choi Deok-geun, the head of the regional office, stated, “As we approach a super-aged society, we will continue to support care workers, who are a strong pillar for the elderly, through various methods to improve their working conditions.”

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