Eunpyeong District Launches Intensive Identification of Integrated Care Recipients in August

Early Identification of Residents Needing Comprehensive Support
in Medical, Long-term Care, and Housing

Seoul’s Eunpyeong District (District Chief Kim Mikyung) announced on July 28 that it will operate an “Intensive Identification Period for Medical and Long-term Care Integrated Support Recipients” throughout next month. This initiative aims to proactively discover residents in need of care and connect them to customized welfare services at an early stage.

The scene of the 'Eunpyeong-gu Medical and Nursing Integrated Care Project Integrated Support Meeting'. Provided by Eunpyeong-gu.

This intensive identification period has been established to find residents who require complex support such as medical, long-term care, caregiving, and housing, and to link them to appropriate services to help them live stably in their communities.

Eunpyeong District plans to build a public-private cooperative system centered on 16 neighborhood community centers, in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Service Eunpyeong Branch, National Pension Service Eunpyeong Branch, senior customized care service agencies, and general social welfare centers, to identify residents in need of support and connect them with services.

Those identified will receive initial counseling and a comprehensive assessment. Based on an individualized integrated support plan, they will be connected to customized medical, healthcare, long-term care, and caregiving services. Ongoing monitoring and follow-up management will continue to support their community life even after initial service delivery.

In particular, the district has newly introduced non-face-to-face integrated support meetings in addition to traditional in-person methods, broadening participation from relevant institutions such as hospitals and welfare organizations. The goal is to promptly discuss support plans for each recipient and increase the efficiency of inter-institutional collaboration.

Meanwhile, last year the district established the country’s first dedicated integrated care department among Seoul’s autonomous districts, laying the foundation for a community-based integrated care system. This year, in line with the enforcement of the "Act on Comprehensive Support for Regional Care Including Medical and Long-term Care," the district is operating an integrated care support system that covers everything from identifying recipients to service linkage and post-care management.

District Chief Kim Mikyung stated, “The starting point of integrated care is proactively reaching out to residents in need. By fostering public-private cooperation for swift support and a strong integrated care system, we aim to ensure everyone can live safely and healthily in their own communities.”

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