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Seoul City operates a pilot project to provide nursing services to seniors who need care after discharge, and provides full support to seniors with income below 100% of the standard median income. Services are divided into home visit type and short-term facility type, and are linked to home visit nursing and integrated care after use.
The city of Seoul announced on the 15th that it will operate a pilot project to provide nursing services worth up to 2.4 million won to seniors over 65 years old who need care after discharge from the hospital starting in the second half of this year.
Those eligible for support include discharged patients over the age of 65, patients discharged in connection with integrated care, long-term care outpatients, and those waiting for a rating decision.
Seniors whose income is 100% or less of the standard median income receive full support for costs.
The service is operated as a home visit type and a short-term facility type.
For seniors who are able to return home, caregivers visit them and provide physical care, health and housework support, and hospital companionship.
It can be used for up to 30 days based on 4 hours a day, and the specific time and frequency are determined according to the care plan.
If it is difficult to return home immediately, you can receive 24-hour nursing care at a short-term care facility.
After use, it is linked to home visit nursing and integrated care.
The city has allocated a budget of 1.912 billion won for this project and plans to gradually expand the amount of support starting next year by analyzing the performance of the pilot project.
If you wish to apply, you may call or visit the community center where you live. You can also inquire at Ansim Care 120 (☎1668-0120) or Dasan Call Center (☎120·3).
Jeong Jin-woo, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Welfare Department, said, "We will help seniors recovering from hospital return to their daily lives quickly and expand nursing support to ease the burden of double care of those in their 40s and 50s of raising children and supporting parents."
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Seoul City plans to analyze the performance of the pilot project and gradually expand the amount of support starting next year.
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