Chungnam Province to Provide 24-Hour Care Service for Severely Disabled Developmental Disorder Patients Starting July

Two Welfare Corporations Located in Asan and Gongju Selected

Chungnam Province will provide 24-hour care services for individuals with the most severe developmental disabilities starting in July.

On the 31st, the province signed agreements with two welfare corporations to offer a 24-hour one-on-one integrated care service project for people with the most severe developmental disabilities.

Individuals with the most severe developmental disabilities have exhibited challenging behaviors such as self-harm or harm to others, making it difficult for them to use existing welfare services.

In response, the government selected the integrated care service for people with the most severe developmental disabilities as a national policy task to ensure a dignified life for the disabled and their families, laying the groundwork for service provision. Accordingly, the province conducted a public recruitment for service providers and selected two welfare corporations located in Asan and Gongju.

The two corporations will provide 24-hour care services from Monday to Friday starting in July.

The support targets are registered individuals aged 18 to under 65 with intellectual or autism spectrum disabilities, selected based on a comprehensive assessment of the degree of challenging behavior, daily living skills, and communication abilities.

Gwak Haeng-geun, Director of the Disabled Welfare Division of the province, stated, "We will continue to strive so that individuals with the most severe developmental disabilities, who have been marginalized in society, can enjoy a healthy and happy life as members of the local community," adding, "We will cooperate with service providers to ensure the stable establishment of the project going forward."

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