Shin Sangjin's "Home Care Support Team" Launches... Helping Residents Die with Dignity in Their Own Homes

Seongnam launches 150-member public-private care support team
Team to identify gaps in care, with participation from 50 neighborhood centers and 35 welfare facilities
Seongnam City Medical Center to provide public home visits and up to 24 hours of nursing
Medical and long-term care at home, with support for death certificates and funeral arrangements
Mayor Shin Sangjin: "We will build an end-of-life care and support model for Seongnam"

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sangjin), is substantially strengthening its support system for the “At-Home End-of-Life Care Program,” which helps residents at the end of life receive medical care and support in the homes where they have lived and conclude their lives with dignity.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin says on the 11th, “We will work with the local community to develop a sustainable end-of-life care and support model for Seongnam.” Provided by Seongnam City.

This public integrated care model helps residents nearing the end of life receive professional medical and long-term care services at home instead of in a hospital or care facility, if that is their preference. If a resident dies at home, the program provides one-stop support, including issuance of a death certificate through a partner medical institution and assistance with funeral arrangements.

On November 11, Seongnam City held the launch ceremony for the “Seongnam Home Care Support Team” at Hannuri in City Hall. The team includes 100 team leaders and staff members from 50 administrative welfare centers, along with 50 directors and staff members from 35 welfare facilities. It will identify people in need of care who are difficult to reach through the existing administrative system and connect them with medical, long-term care, and welfare services.

The “At-Home End-of-Life Care Program” helps residents nearing the end of life receive medical care and support at home if they wish. The city will select eligible residents after assessing their health, care needs, and their families’ capacity to provide care.

Seongnam City is holding the launch ceremony for the “Seongnam Home Care Support Group” at Hannuri Hall in City Hall on the 11th. Photo provided by Seongnam City.

Seongnam City Medical Center will strengthen its home medical care center and establish a home-visit care system. To address care needs that cannot be met through long-term care insurance, the city plans to provide 4 to 24 hours of long-term care and nursing services per day, as needed.

On September 30, Seongnam City launched the “At-Home End-of-Life Care Task Force,” headed by Mayor Shin Sangjin and comprising the public health centers in the city’s three districts, Seongnam City Medical Center, and welfare-related departments. The launch of the support team has expanded the scope of collaboration to include local welfare facilities.

Participants' representatives pose for a commemorative photo with Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin after reading the launch declaration at the launch ceremony of the Seongnam Home Care Support Team. Photo provided by Seongnam City.

Seongnam Mayor Shin Sangjin said, “Since the end of life is a stage everyone goes through, I believe true welfare means creating an environment where people can conclude their lives in a familiar home while receiving the care and medical services they need. We will work with the local community to develop a sustainable end-of-life care and support model for Seongnam.”

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