Jeonnam Province Provides Allowance to Elderly Care Workers for Senior Safety During Heatwave

Jeonnam Province Provides 200,000 Won per Person
Allowance for Over 3,600 Elderly Care Workers

Jeollanamdo Province provides the "Heatwave Vulnerable Group Safety Confirmation Allowance" to elderly care workers. Photo by Jeonnam Province

Jeonnam Province announced that it will provide the "Heatwave Vulnerable Group Safety Confirmation Allowance" to elderly care workers who are working on the frontlines to protect the safety of seniors amid the ongoing heatwave.

The Safety Confirmation Allowance provides 100,000 won each during heatwave and cold wave periods, totaling 200,000 won annually for each care worker. Last year, with a total budget of 6.8 billion won, the province supported allowances for approximately 3,600 care workers.

Senior customized care service workers visit or call the homes of elderly people living alone to check on their well-being and provide tailored services such as transportation support, ensuring a stable life in old age and preventing health deterioration.

In particular, for workers who experience psychological trauma from situations such as discovering solitary deaths, the province is expanding healing programs and psychological counseling to help stabilize their emotions and support long-term employment and improved service quality.

Jeong Gwangseon, Director of Health and Welfare at Jeonnam Province, stated, "Elderly care workers are the ones who check on seniors every single day, even during extreme heat. Based on feedback from the field, we will further improve working conditions and emotional support to create a safe care environment for both seniors and care workers."

Jeonnam Province has entrusted the senior customized care service project to 48 agencies, where about 4,000 care workers provide services to over 60,000 seniors. This year, the province has allocated a budget of 8.8 billion won for the operation of the program.

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