'Creating a Dementia-Worry Zero City'... Incheon Yeonsu-gu Launches 12 Specialized Projects

Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, declares itself a 'Dementia Worry Zero' city.

On the afternoon of the 21st, the district will hold a proclamation ceremony for the 'Dementia Worry Zero City' at the 1st Healing Yeonsu Festival, declaring its leap as a leading hub city in dementia overcoming and Incheon's first dementia-safe city.

Starting this year, the district plans to implement 12 specialized dementia management projects, including the installation of a cognitive health ICT experience zone, creation of dementia-safe apartments, introduction of dementia risk prediction tests, regular dementia screenings, dementia safety patrols, and a one-on-one telephone-based Memory Care program.

The Memory Care program is a non-face-to-face cognitive enhancement program that conducts memory recall training and emotional exchange via telephone media within a familiar home environment for those with cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment who find it difficult to visit the dementia safety center.

'Memory and Mind' Dementia Mental Integration Center
[Photo provided by Yeonsu-gu, Incheon]

At the proclamation ceremony, appreciation plaques will be awarded to private contributors who have dedicated themselves to overcoming dementia, and a video containing future visions and strategies under the theme 'Yeonsu without Dementia Worries, Yeonsu with a Healthy Future' will be shared to present the blueprint of the Dementia Worry Zero city.

Additionally, about 600 local residents along with the Korean Senior Citizens Association, Yeonsu-gu Medical Association, and Yeonsu-gu Pharmaceutical Association will collaborate to perform the 'Dementia Worry ZERO!' performance, demonstrating their determination to overcome dementia both domestically and internationally.

Yeonsu-gu, which installed the nation's first dementia safety center, has played a leading role in dementia management by implementing proactive resident-led policies beyond existing national policy projects.

Lee Jae-ho, Mayor of Yeonsu-gu, said, "We will do our best to create a dementia-friendly city that can relieve all worries, concerns, and burdens about dementia," and added, "We hope for residents' active interest so that various specialized dementia management projects can take root."

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