Gwangju Seo-gu Offers Early Dementia Screenings for Senior Employment Participants

From June to September,

Dementia Screening for Over 4,000 Seniors in Public Interest Activities

Gwangju Seo-gu District is launching a mental health management support initiative for seniors participating in the senior employment program. From June to September, Seo-gu will conduct early dementia screenings for more than 4,000 participants in the public interest activities program for seniors.

This project was initiated to detect dementia at an early stage among seniors involved in the senior employment program and to strengthen the healthcare management system.

Seo-gu District in Gwangju will conduct early dementia screenings for more than 4,000 senior job participants.
[Photo by Seo-gu Office]

Seo-gu will coordinate with 10 senior employment agencies to schedule screenings and will conduct the Cognitive Impairment Screening Test (CIST), assessing memory, attention, language skills, and comprehension and judgment abilities.

If dementia is suspected based on the screening results, additional diagnostic tests such as neuropsychological assessments will be conducted at the Dementia Safety Center. If necessary, further differential diagnosis will be coordinated with partner hospitals to ensure accurate diagnosis and systematic management.

Yoon Jongseong, Director of the Seo-gu Dementia Safety Center, stated, "The earlier dementia is detected, the more effective treatment and management become, helping to slow the progression to severe stages. We will actively support senior employment participants so that they can proactively monitor their health through this screening."

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