Damyang County Selected for 'Long-term Care Home Medical Center' Project for Second Consecutive Year

Home Visit, Nursing, and Care Services for Seniors with Limited Mobility

Jongyun Kim, a public health doctor affiliated with Damyang County Health Center, is visiting the residence of a solitary elderly person in the area to examine their knee joint. Provided by Damyang County

Damyang County in Jeollanam-do announced on the 31st that the Damyang County Public Health Center has achieved the remarkable feat of being selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Long-Term Care Home Medical Center project for the second consecutive year.

The county organized a home medical care team and launched a pilot project this year to visit long-term care beneficiaries with mobility difficulties, providing in-home medical, nursing, and care services.

The home medical care team at the public health center consists of doctors, nurses, and social workers, with one team at the main health center and 11 teams at local health branches. Doctors provide home visits at least once a month, nurses provide in-home nursing at least twice a month, and social workers regularly offer counseling to identify and connect care needs.

In particular, because the team visits patients directly, they are able to monitor not only physical health but also living conditions, emotional stability, and welfare connections, which has received positive feedback from both users and providers.

Kim Jongyun, a public health doctor who participated in the project, cited the case of an elderly person living alone and said, "Most of the patients receiving home visits are elderly people living alone, so we must care for their mental health as well as their physical health."

Nurses worked to provide emotional stability along with basic health checks, social workers provided welfare services such as meal support and food bank assistance, and the mental health team at the public health center helped restore emotional stability for the elderly.

County Governor Lee Byeongno emphasized, "The Home Medical Center is a key aspect of rural welfare, allowing seniors to continue living in their communities while receiving the medical care and support they need. We will do our utmost to operate this project alongside the Visiting Resident Health Keeper project and the Village Family Doctor project, so that seniors can enjoy a healthy and happy old age in their communities."

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