Yongin City Operates 'Short-Term Integrated Care Facility' for Discharged Patients

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Many elderly individuals face difficulties after discharge due to a lack of proper treatment and care. To help residents recover stable daily lives, Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, has launched a short-term integrated care facility.

Reporter Yu Yeong-su has the details.

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Mr. Kim, who was discharged from the hospital just three days after undergoing surgery for lower-body paralysis last May, had been staying at home.

With no one to properly look after him, he went through great hardships for a month.

[Mr. Kim / 73 years old, resident of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province: Being alone at home was painful and sorrowful. I couldn't even eat properly, and going to the restroom was really difficult...]

To help with his recovery, Yongin City provided him with a residential facility early last month, and Mr. Kim is now rapidly regaining his health.

[Mr. Kim / 73 years old, resident of Yongin, Gyeonggi Province: This place is like heaven. I had lost more than 5 kg during the month after falling ill and having surgery. Coming here has helped me recover a lot.]

Yongin City's "Ttasum Care House" is a short-term recovery residential facility that provides both treatment and care at once, helping elderly residents who lack a proper place to return to after discharge make a swift return to daily life.

Dedicated personnel provide integrated care services, and the facility can be used for up to 60 days.

[Lee Seola / Social Worker at "House of Love": As a residential space acting as a stepping stone, it serves as a facility where they can fully recover and prepare to adapt back into society.]

[Lee Sang-il / Mayor of Yongin Special City: We plan to further expand this type of service in the future, and I believe we need to secure more budget and spaces as well.]

Yongin City plans to secure additional facilities by the end of the year.

(Photo: Yonhap News / Video coverage: In Pil-seong)
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