Taebaek City, new integrated care department… 831 people over 70 years old were discovered through a complete survey

831 people over 70 years old were discovered through a complete survey... Operating a ‘halfway home’ for discharged patients

(Taebaek = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Sang-hak = Taebaek City, Gangwon-do, established the 'Integrated Care Department', a dedicated department linking medical, nursing, and living support services, and strengthened customized care centered on the region.

Taebaek City announced on the 6th that through recent organizational reorganization, it has established an integrated care department consisting of three teams, including the care policy team, suicide prevention team, and hope welfare team.

This is a measure to respond to the increased demand for care due to aging and to systematically link dispersed welfare services.

This is the second time that a city-level integrated care department has been established in the province.

Previously, Taebaek City set up support desks at administrative welfare centers in eight districts and conducted a thorough survey of 6,373 citizens aged 70 or older to identify 831 people eligible for care.

The Integrated Care Department works with public health centers, the National Health Insurance Corporation, and medical institutions to connect households with concerns about gaps in care and the services needed for discharged patients.

In addition to medical and nursing care, we plan to provide daily living support tailored to individual needs, such as meals, housework assistance, and improvement of living environments.

We plan to begin operating 'halfway homes' to help discharged patients return to their daily lives, and to gradually expand the number of care recipients to include the disabled in the future.

Choi Hyeon-jeong, head of the Integrated Care Division, said, “We will strengthen field-centered customized support so that citizens in need can safely use medical and care services where they live.”