Sokcho City Announces Results of the "2025 Community Integrated Care Resource Survey"

Strengthening Public-Private Collaboration and Discovering New Resources
Laying the Foundation for the "Sokcho-Style Integrated Care" Model

Sokcho City in Gangwon Province conducted a survey on community integrated care resources throughout August, aiming to secure foundational data for establishing the "Sokcho-Style Integrated Care Model" in response to the "Medical, Nursing, and Care Integrated Support Project," which will be actively promoted starting in March 2026. The city has now released the results of this survey.

The scene from the Sokcho City-National Health Insurance Service business meeting held on August 28. Provided by Sokcho City

This survey was a key step in identifying the current status and issues of integrated care resources in the region, with the goal of developing effective Sokcho-style integrated care policies. It targeted 22 local social welfare-related organizations and groups, of which 18 participated, resulting in a response rate of 86.4%.

The survey found a total of 97 care resources available in Sokcho City. By sector, resources related to daily living support accounted for the largest share at 72% (70 cases), mainly focusing on meal provision, household assistance, hospital accompaniment, and welfare checks-services closely linked to daily life.

Following this, health and medical resources made up 15% (15 cases), with the main services being home visits from community center health and welfare teams and basic health management services from local health centers. Nursing staff at community centers are expected to play a key role in discovering and promoting new projects in the health and medical sector in the future.

However, there is currently no participation from specialized medical institutions in the health and medical sector. The city plans to secure involvement from private hospitals and clinics going forward to enhance both expertise and accessibility. In addition, housing resources accounted for 6% (5 cases), nursing care resources for 5% (4 cases), and other resources for 3% (3 cases).

By provider, community administrative welfare centers held the largest share at 55% (54 cases), followed by private organizations and groups at 29% (28 cases), and relevant city departments at 16% (15 cases). This indicates that senior care projects in the city are primarily operated by public agencies.

Based on the survey results, Sokcho City plans to improve the quality of daily living support resources, which are abundant, and seek alternatives in collaboration with the community for the relatively weaker sectors of health, medical, nursing, care, and housing. To support these efforts, the city will establish financial and institutional foundations, promote private sector participation, and strengthen expertise and diversity through the implementation of specialized, customized integrated care projects.

Lee Byungseon, Mayor of Sokcho City, stated, "Through this resource survey, we were able to comprehensively identify the current status of local care resources and future areas for improvement," adding, "We will establish a dense care network with joint public-private participation to ensure the successful realization of the 'Sokcho-Style Integrated Care Model' without setbacks."

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