"We'll help care for your parents, too"... Hyundai Green Food first in food industry to support employees caring for elderly family members

Agreement signed with senior care specialist Caring
Discounted or free in-home care and hospital escort services
Support for employees caring for ill or elderly parents and grandparents
"Aims to create an environment where employees can focus on work"

Hyundai Green Food said on October 13 that it will become the first company in Korea's food industry to provide care support for employees' elderly family members, including parents and grandparents.

The company said the initiative aims to ease the emotional and financial burden employees face when caring for their parents or grandparents, and to create an environment where they can focus more on work. To this end, it signed an agreement with Caring, a company specializing in senior care, to support care for employees' elderly family members.

Park Hongjin, president of Hyundai Green Food (left), and Kim Taeseong, CEO of Caring, pose for a commemorative photo after signing an agreement to support employees caring for elderly family members at Hyundai Green Food's headquarters in Suji-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, on the 13th. Photo courtesy of Hyundai Green Food.

Caring is the market leader in Korea's senior care industry. Since launching its in-home care services in 2019, it has provided an integrated range of services for older adults, including family caregiving, day care, in-home nursing, and welfare equipment.

Under the agreement, Hyundai Green Food employees can use Caring's nationwide network of directly operated facilities to receive professional care services for older adults free of charge or at discounted rates.

Specifically, employees can use the "in-home care service" at a standing partner discount rate. A care worker visits the home and helps elderly family members with daily tasks such as meals, medication, and washing. Employees can also request a dedicated care worker who has completed specialized dementia training to assist family members with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.

Employees can also receive eight hours of the "hospital escort service" free of charge each year. Caring's professional staff assist with every step, from visiting the hospital and receiving medical care to paying the bill and returning home. After the visit, they also provide an escort report summarizing the medical results, prescription details, and any arrangements for the next appointment. A dedicated hotline will also be established so Hyundai Green Food employees can receive free consultations related to caring for elderly family members.

Hyundai Green Food President Park Hongjin said, "As Korea's elderly population continues to grow, family caregiving, which once focused on raising children, is expanding to include elderly family members. We will proactively introduce a wider range of welfare programs to help employees care for their families and create an environment where they can focus more on work."

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