Icheon City Signs Integrated Community Care Agreement with 5 Welfare Facilities to Reduce Care Gaps
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Icheon City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Seong Suseok), announced on October 20 that it had signed an agreement the previous day with five local welfare facilities for seniors and people with disabilities to establish an integrated community care system.
Icheon City (Mayor Seong Suseok) signed a memorandum of understanding on the 19th with five local welfare facilities for seniors and people with disabilities to establish an integrated community care system. Photo provided by Icheon City.
View original imageThe agreement involves the Icheon City Senior Welfare Center, Icheon City Cheongmi Senior Welfare Center, Icheon Senior Club, Icheon Home-Based Senior Support Service Center, and Icheon City Welfare Center for Persons with Disabilities. The initiative aims to identify residents in need of care at an early stage and provide them with tailored welfare services and opportunities for social participation.
The city and the participating organizations will work together on administrative and practical matters to establish and ensure the stable operation of an integrated care support system. They also agreed to coordinate efforts to identify people in need of care, connect them with service resources, share information and resources, and expand private-sector participation.
The city plans to draw on the welfare facilities' frontline experience and local networks to reduce gaps in care. It will connect residents with services suited to their individual needs and help them maintain stable daily lives in the communities where they live.
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Icheon Mayor Seong Suseok said, "For integrated community care to become firmly established, it is important to work with welfare facilities that communicate closely with residents on the ground. Building on cooperation between Icheon City and welfare facilities, we will continue to actively identify residents in need of care and work to connect them with the services they need in a timely manner."
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