Jeonnam Social Service Agency Launches AI Smart Home Care Demonstration Project in Earnest

200 Households of Older Adults Living Alone in Mokpo and Yeongam
Local Governments and Participating Institutions Establish Cooperative Framework

The Jeonnam Social Service Agency has begun building a cooperative framework with relevant organizations to bring care services using artificial intelligence (AI) and smart devices into practical use.

On October 27, the agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at Hotel Hyundai by Lahan Mokpo to ensure the successful implementation of the “AI Smart Home Care Demonstration Project.”

The service agency signed a memorandum of understanding on the 27th to successfully carry out the "AI Smart Home Care Demonstration Project." Photo provided by the Jeonnam Social Service Institute.

Representatives of the Jeonnam Social Service Agency, eight institutions participating in the demonstration project, Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City, Mokpo City, and Yeongam County attended the signing ceremony.

The participating organizations shared the project’s direction and agreed to cooperate on administrative support, on-site coordination, participant management, and service operations.

The AI Smart Home Care Demonstration Project uses artificial intelligence and smart devices to monitor the daily lives and safety of older adults who need care around the clock and help them receive a rapid response in emergencies.

The demonstration will serve 200 households of older adults living alone in Mokpo City and Yeongam County. The project will apply AI-based care services in people’s homes to assess their effects on older adults’ safety management and on reducing gaps in care. It will also examine whether the services can be expanded to community care programs in the future.

By continuously monitoring older adults who need care, the project is also expected to help identify emergencies early and reduce the burden on care workers of carrying out repeated check-ins.

The Jeonnam Social Service Agency plans to actively incorporate feedback from participating institutions and care workers throughout the project to improve the effectiveness of AI care services.

Based on the demonstration results, the agency also plans to develop a smart care model suited to local conditions and consider ways to link it with the existing integrated care system.

Shin Mikyung, head of the Jeonnam Social Service Agency, said, “This agreement will give local governments and participating institutions an opportunity to explore the potential of AI-based care services together and seek new directions for community care. We will actively reflect the views of people working in the field so that we can support older adults’ safety in their daily lives and reduce the workload of care workers.”

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