Seocho-gu Provides AI Care Service for Seniors in Partnership with NHN

Elderly Health Management, Dementia Diagnosis, and S.O.S Emergency Alerts... Seocho-gu Signs Business Agreement with NHN for AI Elderly Care

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) signed a business agreement with NHN on the 13th to introduce a pilot project for digital senior care. Through this agreement, Seocho-gu plans to provide an integrated care service covering senior health management, dementia diagnosis, and S.O.S emergency alerts.

The signing ceremony was attended by key officials including Mayor Jeon Seong-su, NHN Director of External Policy Kim Jae-hwan, and Seocho Senior Happiness e-Eum Center Director Ha Baek-seon, who exchanged the agreement and took commemorative photos.

This agreement was established to promote a public-private partnership digital senior care service by combining Seocho-gu’s care infrastructure with NHN’s advanced technology in preparation for the increasing elderly population and the surge in care demand.

First, Waplet, NHN’s senior care specialized company, will provide the senior care mobile platform ‘Waplet Public’ app to Seocho-gu. Seocho-gu plans to offer non-face-to-face care services using the app to about 100 seniors through the Seocho Senior Happiness e-Eum Center.

The mobile app ‘Waplet Public’ consists of essential content for seniors’ daily lives, including ▲ cognitive function tests, cardiovascular checks, and medication reminders for health management ▲ games, music, fortune-telling, and schedule management to assist leisure activities ▲ and S.O.S emergency alert services for safety confirmation.

With the health management service, seniors can measure their cardiovascular health, stress index, and heart rate by touching their smartphone screen with a finger. The cognitive function test feature is expected to greatly aid early detection of dementia. If the smartphone is inactive for 24 hours, an automatic alert is sent to care workers, enabling prompt safety checks of the seniors. The games and radio content are also expected to help prevent depression among seniors.

The fact that integrated care services are provided using only a smartphone without the need for separate wearable devices is expected to offer convenience to the elderly and result in high satisfaction.

An NHN official stated, “Waplet Public is expected to lead the digitalization of senior care in the future and contribute to meeting care demands.” He added, “We will continue to improve app operations with Seocho-gu and develop it into a more highly utilized app.”

Mayor Jeon Seong-su of Seocho-gu, who attended the signing ceremony, said, “We have established a foundation to manage seniors’ health and safety through a platform incorporating advanced AI technology. We will continue to do our best to ensure that our seniors can comfortably receive care services in the community and enjoy a happy later life.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.