Dongducheon City Activates "Lunar New Year Holiday Protection Plan for Vulnerable Groups" to Minimize Care Gaps

Dongducheon City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Park Hyungdeok) announced on the 10th that it has established a "Lunar New Year Holiday Protection Plan for Vulnerable Groups" and will fully implement it during the Lunar New Year holiday period to ensure the safety and livelihood stability of vulnerable groups, including seniors living alone, persons with disabilities, and children in residential facilities.

View of Dongducheon City Hall. Provided by Dongducheon-si

This plan has been prepared to prevent in advance care gaps, safety accidents, and the risk of missed meals during the Lunar New Year holiday, and to enable a swift response in the event of a crisis.

During the period before and after the holiday, Dongducheon City plans to check in by phone and in person, focusing on seniors living alone who are eligible for customized care services for the elderly, and to strengthen monitoring of those covered by the Emergency Safety and Security Service. In addition, it will provide substitute meals and holiday foods in advance to seniors at risk of missing meals, and will bring forward the payment date of winter heating cost support for low-income seniors living alone to the 13th.

For persons with disabilities, the city will check in on those with disabilities living at home and maintain an emergency contact system, and it will inspect staffing operations and safety management conditions at residential facilities for persons with disabilities to ensure that no care gaps occur during the holiday period.

In addition, the city will strengthen child safety management by checking the status of meal services and daily operations at child welfare facilities and group homes, and by maintaining an emergency duty system for staff, so that children admitted to these facilities can spend a safe and warm holiday.

At the same time, the city will overhaul emergency contact networks across all social welfare facilities and operate a common response system for the protection of vulnerable groups by sharing information on the operation of emergency medical institutions and on-duty pharmacies during the holiday period.

An official from Dongducheon City said, "The Lunar New Year is a warmer time when everyone should be together, so we have prepared a detailed protection plan to ensure that vulnerable groups are not left out during the holiday," adding, "We will do our best to provide on-site-centered care and safety management so that all citizens can enjoy a safe and comfortable holiday."

Meanwhile, Dongducheon City will maintain an emergency contact system during the Lunar New Year holiday and plans to respond swiftly in cooperation with relevant agencies in the event of a crisis.

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