Guro-gu Holds Plaque Ceremony for Dementia Safety Village in Guro 4-dong

Guro 4-dong... Designated and operated as the fifth dementia-safe village following Gocheok 2-dong, Sugung-dong, Oryu 2-dong, and Guro 2-dong
Promoting dementia safety network establishment, dementia-safe programs, dementia awareness improvement projects, and dementia-friendly environment creation

On the 3rd, Guro-gu held the 'Guro 4-dong Dementia Safe Village Signboard Ceremony' at the Guro 4-dong Community Service Center.

The 'Dementia Safe Village' is a project that supports dementia patients to live with dignity in the communities where they have lived by enhancing understanding and improving awareness of dementia among local residents.

At the Guro 4-dong Dementia Safe Village signboard ceremony held at the Guro 4-dong Community Service Center, the head of the health center, members of the Guro 4-dong Dementia Safe Village Operation Committee (including the Guro 4-dong chief and the director of the Health Promotion Division), and others attended to unveil the signboard.

The district designates and operates areas with a high prevalence of dementia among the elderly as Dementia Safe Villages, focusing on intensive management of high-risk groups and dementia prevention.

Following Gocheok 2-dong, Sugung-dong, Oryu 2-dong, and Guro 2-dong, Guro 4-dong was designated as the fifth Dementia Safe Village. Among the total population of Guro 4-dong, 26.7% are aged 65 or older, which is the second highest rate in Guro-gu. Additionally, as of the end of October, the number of elderly living alone aged 75 or older, who have a rapidly increasing prevalence of dementia, ranks fourth in the district.

Accordingly, the district has conducted outreach dementia screenings at the community service center in Guro 4-dong, and this month, it will designate and operate dementia safe keeper stores.

Furthermore, starting in 2025, the project will be fully launched with plans to promote △ establishment of a dementia safety net (training memory friends, dementia overcoming volunteer groups, establishing a missing person prevention response system) △ dementia safety programs (outreach dementia screening, senior centers and outdoor exercise programs, etc.) △ dementia awareness improvement projects △ creation of dementia-friendly environments (dementia safe senior centers, etc.).

A Guro-gu official stated, “The Dementia Safe Village is an important starting point to create an environment where dementia patients can live safely together with local residents,” adding, “We will continue to expand various programs necessary for dementia prevention and management to build a dementia-friendly community prepared for an aging society.”

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