Yangcheon-gu Operates 'Smart Mirror' Cognitive Exercise Classes to Prevent Dementia

Providing Over 20 Dementia Prevention Programs via Smart Mirror
First-Come, First-Served Recruitment of 100 Participants Aged 50 and Above

A resident using the smart mirror installed at the Yangcheon-gu Dementia Safety Center. Provided by Yangcheon-gu.

Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Gi-jae) announced on the 18th that, in celebration of the 17th Dementia Overcoming Day on the 21st, it will introduce a new ICT-based technology called the ‘Smart Mirror’ and actively promote dementia prevention by operating a Smart Mirror cognitive exercise class for 100 residents starting next month.

The population aged 65 and over in Yangcheon-gu accounts for 17.4% of the total population, and among them, the proportion of residents suffering from dementia is 9%, which is increasing every year, highlighting the growing importance of dementia prevention.

To effectively respond to the rapid aging and increase in dementia patients, the district has decisively introduced the Smart Mirror this year. This touchscreen device, shaped like a full-length mirror, offers more than 20 specialized dementia prevention programs. Users activate their brains by mimicking their own movements reflected in the mirror, which is expected to have a dementia prevention effect.

The Smart Mirror cognitive exercise class will be held twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays from 14:00 to 16:30) starting in October at the circulation exercise room on the 3rd floor of the Yangcheon-gu Dementia Safety Center. The program is conducted under the guidance of professional occupational therapists, allowing participants to receive exercise therapy regardless of space or weather conditions. Any Yangcheon-gu resident aged 50 or older can apply, and 100 participants will be recruited on a first-come, first-served basis.

Meanwhile, the Yangcheon-gu Dementia Safety Center continues to carry out various support projects to reduce the financial burden on dementia patients and their families. It supports dementia treatment management fees and partial dementia examination fees for about 700 dementia patients annually, and since the center’s opening in 2008, it has conducted approximately 58,000 cognitive screening tests, contributing to early detection of dementia.

In addition, the center provides various dementia support services including ▲wandering prevention services ▲customized case management for dementia patients ▲public guardianship services for dementia ▲cognitive training programs and dementia patient rest centers ▲support services for dementia families ▲dementia awareness education and campaigns.

Mayor Lee Gi-jae stated, “As we enter a super-aged society and the prevalence of dementia increases, establishing dementia response measures has become a national task. I hope the newly introduced Smart Mirror will greatly help residents enjoy a healthy old age, and we will continue to promote various projects for the happy lives of dementia patients and their caregiving families.”

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