Yongin City to Support Kitchen Environment Improvements for 50 Vulnerable Senior Households

Kitchen and Refrigerator Organization, Cleaning, etc.
Linked with Care Services and Minor Repairs

On April 23, Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it will implement a kitchen environment improvement service called "Kitchen Cleanup, Please Take Care of the Refrigerator" for elderly households struggling with household chores due to reduced physical function or chronic illnesses.

The kitchen manager of Yongin City is visiting the home of an elderly resident in the district to organize the kitchen. Photo by Yongin City

As part of its "lifestyle-oriented welfare service," the city plans to support a total of 50 elderly households through local senior welfare centers by the end of the year.

The senior welfare centers will hire two "kitchen managers," who are professionals specializing in kitchen environment improvement, for each center and dispatch them directly to elderly households. The managers will organize kitchens and refrigerators, provide sterilization and disinfection, teach kitchen cleaning methods, and help seniors maintain a clean kitchen on their own.

Priority for the service will be given to single-person households receiving basic livelihood support, elderly persons with disabilities who have difficulty moving, and other elderly households struggling with hygiene management, in that order. The city also plans to connect additional necessary services such as home visits, the Infinite Care program, and minor repairs for seniors living alone.

Even after the program ends, the city will establish a continuous management system, including post-monitoring for each household, to assess the effectiveness of kitchen environment improvements.

Lee Sangil, Mayor of Yongin City, said, "I hope that improving kitchen environments will help enhance the quality of life for our seniors," adding, "We will continue to expand a variety of customized care services in collaboration with the local community."

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