Ulju County to Provide Emergency Kits and Medication Calendars, Strengthening the Integrated Care Safety Net

Support for 500 Integrated Care Recipients

Seniors Aged 65 and Over, Severely Disabled Individuals Included

On July 3, Ulju County in Ulsan announced that it will officially launch an emergency kit and medication calendar support project to help ensure the safety of integrated medical and nursing care recipients who live at home, as well as to promote proper medication management.

This project is a regionally tailored, lifestyle-focused initiative designed to assist integrated care recipients—those facing difficulties in daily life due to frailty, disabilities, or illness—so that they can live more safely and healthily in their own homes rather than in facilities.

This year, Ulju County plans to provide emergency kits and medication calendars to a total of 500 individuals. Eligible recipients include seniors aged 65 and over, as well as people under 65 with severe physical or brain disabilities, whose individualized support plans have been approved by the integrated support committee.

The emergency kit contains items necessary for quickly responding to emergencies that may occur at home, such as falls or injuries. The medication calendar is intended to help those who take multiple medications manage their dosing schedule more easily and prevent medication misuse or abuse.

This project goes beyond simply providing supplies; it is a preventive, care-focused service aimed at reducing safety accidents that may occur during home living and at improving medication adherence among those with chronic illnesses, thereby supporting better health management.

Currently, Ulju County is also operating the Happy Ulju Visiting Medical Center, running community linkage programs for hospital discharge patients, and offering Ulju-style integrated daily living care services, among other regional initiatives. By adding the emergency kit and medication calendar support project, the county aims to further strengthen its integrated medical and care support system.

In addition, starting next month, Ulju County plans to launch a new "Ulju-Style Health Companion Home Visit Exercise Service" to support the recovery of physical function and the prevention of falls among integrated care recipients, further expanding its health management support.

An Ulju County official stated, "Providing emergency kits and medication calendars is a lifestyle-focused initiative that recipients of integrated care can directly benefit from in their daily lives. We will continue to build a more robust system of integrated support for medical, nursing, and care services so that residents can live safe and healthy lives in their own homes."

Ulsan Ulju County Office

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