National Health Insurance Service Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Branch Produces and Distributes 'Resident Information Boards' for Elderly Care Facilities

Collaboration with Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters
Supporting Safer Rescue Operations at Vulnerable Evacuation Facilities

The National Health Insurance Service Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters (Director: Cho Junhee) collaborated with the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters to produce and distribute resident information boards to 101 local senior care facilities.

The National Health Insurance Service Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Headquarters is posting a "Personal Information Status Board" at elderly care facilities. Provided by the National Health Insurance Service Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Headquarters

The resident information board was created to enable firefighters to quickly identify information about individuals to be rescued in the event of a disaster at senior care facilities.

Senior care facilities, classified as vulnerable evacuation sites, mostly accommodate elderly patients with limited mobility, making quick evacuation difficult during disasters and potentially leading to large-scale casualties.

In response, the Service and the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters plan to install the 'resident information board' at the entrance of each care facility to support rapid evacuation guidance and on-site response. The board template is available on the Long-Term Care Insurance website.

The board includes: △number of residents per floor and room △number of caregivers △rooms where self-evacuation is not possible △information on the facility representative and fire safety manager, among other details.

Director Cho Junhee stated, "We will continue to do our best to establish an environment for long-term care services that the public can use with peace of mind."

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