‘Yangcheon-type Integrated Care’ Marks 100 Days, Links Services for 531 Residents

Specialized Programs Launched

in Line with the Implementation of the Integrated Care Support Act

On July 27, the Yangcheon District Office in Seoul announced that its "Yangcheon-type Integrated Care" initiative, launched in line with the implementation of the Integrated Care Support Act this March, has surpassed the 100-day mark and is accelerating the establishment of a community-based care system. According to the district office, 531 people have applied for the program so far, resulting in the connection of 1,294 services.

A resident receiving the Yangcheon-type integrated care 'Visiting Exercise Guidance Project.' Provided by Yangcheon District Office.

The Yangcheon-type integrated care program is designed to connect elderly individuals and people with disabilities—those who have difficulties with daily life due to frailty, illness, or disability—to receive a combination of health, medical, care, and housing services within their own communities. The legal basis for the program, the "Act on Integrated Support for Local Health, Nursing, and Care" (Integrated Care Support Act), came into effect nationwide on March 27 and aims to shift the care system from a hospital-centered structure to a community-centered one.

In addition to 34 basic linked services such as in-home medical visits and in-home nursing, the district is also operating eight specialized programs, including the Home Exercise Guidance Project, the Y Korean Medicine Family Doctor, integrated care support for discharged patients, and the Medication Safety Care Service.

Among the specialized programs, the Home Exercise Guidance Project was the most utilized with 95 participants, followed by the Y Korean Medicine Family Doctor—which involves traditional medicine doctors and nurses visiting homes—with 72 cases, and the public-private partnership integrated care (involving private organizations) with 57 cases. By type of service, daily care—including home-based care, meal support, and hospital accompaniment—accounted for the most at 394 cases, followed by health and medical services at 366, health management at 254, and housing support at 158.

From May to July, the district focused on identifying long-term care benefit recipients, discharged patients, and elderly people with disabilities as priority candidates. The district provided in-person education to 140 life-support workers and 300 professional caregivers, and conducted practical training for 62 staff members at comprehensive social welfare centers and community long-term care organizations. Yangcheon District Office plans to strengthen cooperation with neighborhood community centers, welfare centers, and long-term care organizations with the goal of identifying 1,840 priority management recipients.

Yangcheon District Mayor Lee Gijae said, "Integrated care is not simply about providing welfare services; it is a new care system that helps residents continue to live with dignity in familiar surroundings. We will do our utmost to further strengthen the foundation for integrated care in cooperation with the local community, ensuring that residents in need of care can continue to lead safe and healthy lives where they have always lived."

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