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On the 1st, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 2nd that it held an opening ceremony for the "Yongin City All-Day Care Center for the Disabled," a facility for people with severe disabilities where a care gap had occurred, at the disability protection facility "Haedeunsol" located in Baegam-myeon, Cheoin-gu.

The "All-Day Care Center for the Disabled" is a welfare facility that provides care, lodging, and educational programs when caregivers of people with severe developmental disabilities at home are unable to care for them due to urgent circumstances. The center, established by utilizing some of the residential spaces of Haedeunsol, operates 24 hours a day.

At the opening ceremony of the 'Yongin City All-day Care Center for the Disabled,' Lee Mi-kyung (left), an artist with developmental disabilities, is presenting a caricature she drew herself to Lee Sang-il, the mayor of Yongin. Photo by Yongin City

To operate the center, the city recruited project operators in May and selected Haedeunsol as the operating institution. A budget of 77.87 million KRW was invested in the facility, including 14.2 million KRW from the provincial government and 63.67 million KRW from the city government.

The center can accommodate two males and two females. In addition to care and lodging, residents can use rehabilitation programs such as physical therapy and participate in leisure and sports activities. Admission types are divided into emergency and general. Emergency admission can be applied for when urgent situations such as the hospitalization of a caregiver or family events occur. The admission fee is 20,000 KRW per day, and care services can be used for up to 30 days. For recipients of livelihood or medical benefits, the admission fee is reduced by 50%. Information on using the center can be obtained by contacting the Yongin City Call Center or Haedeunsol.

Attending the opening ceremony, Mayor Lee Sang-il of Yongin said, "After hearing about the need for care facilities at a meeting between principals and parents held last year at 'Daum School,' a special school for the disabled, we planned to establish this center," adding, "We expect the center to play a significant role in welfare for the disabled and their caregivers."

The mayor added, "As the population of Yongin is expected to increase, so will the number of families with disabled members, and we are expanding various facilities accordingly," and said, "We will do our best to create a warm Yongin where the boundaries between disabled and non-disabled are broken down and community members help each other."

Meanwhile, at the opening ceremony, developmental disability artist Imi-gyeong presented a caricature of Mayor Lee’s face as a token of gratitude for the establishment of the center. People with developmental disabilities under protection at Haedeunsol and their caregivers also gave Mayor Lee a rolling paper with messages of thanks for efforts to expand welfare for the disabled.

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