Gyeongsan City to Fully Scale Up Solitary Death Prevention in 2026... Launching a Dense Emotional and Daily-Life Care Network

From Blanket Laundry to AI Check-in Calls: Identifying Households in Crisis Through Public-Private Cooperation

Gyeongsan City (Mayor Cho Hyunil) is implementing loneliness and solitary death prevention initiatives throughout the year, focusing on vulnerable groups, as the risk of solitary death is rising due to an increase in single-person households and deepening social isolation.

Based on a public-private cooperation system, the city is working to: ▲ identify households in crisis through honorary social welfare officials, the Happiness Mobile Team, and the welfare registered mail service ▲ provide smart care services that remotely monitor lifestyle changes among high-risk groups for solitary death using IoT technology, along with meal kit support that combines the provision of balanced food ingredients with regular check-ins ▲ operate solitary death prevention programs for single-person households among young and middle-aged adults, in order to prevent and alleviate social isolation.

In particular, this year the city is promoting the "Vulnerable Groups–Public Officials Pairing Check-in Program" as an emotional care enhancement project in which both the public and private sectors participate.

View of Gyeongsan City Hall

The core of this program is to pair vulnerable individuals with public officials so they can maintain regular check-ins and communication, detect isolation risks at an early stage, and quickly connect them to support in the event of a crisis.

The city is also strengthening lifestyle-oriented initiatives that resolve inconveniences in daily life while allowing for natural check-ins on residents’ well-being.

The newly launched "Visiting Blanket Laundry Support Program" this year targets vulnerable groups and households with mobility difficulties who struggle to wash heavy blankets.

Gyeongsan City plans to organically link these projects to build an even more detailed, people-centered care system that operates close to citizens’ everyday lives.

Mayor Cho Hyunil of Gyeongsan City said, "Solitary death is not an individual problem, but a challenge that the local community must tackle together," adding, "We will continue to implement policies that check in on residents and care for their emotional well-being in everyday life, so that Gyeongsan becomes a warm city where no one is left alone in loneliness."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.