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Shaping the Future for 10 Million Senior Citizens: Developing Policies for Enhanced Senior Welfare

Regdate   2024-03-26 14:30

The Twenty-Second Public Engagement Roundtable:

Healthy and Fulfilling Senior Life

Shaping the Future for 10 Million Senior Citizens:

Developing Policies for Enhanced Senior Welfare and Happiness

–More housing for the senior citizens, provision of sufficient meals,

more home visitation services, and less burden from nursing care–

On March 21, 2024 (Thursday), the government held the “Twenty-Second Public Engagement Roundtable: Healthy and Fufilling Senior Life.” in Wonju City, Gangwon-do. Wonjuhas thehighest senior populationin Gangwon-do region and serves asSouth Korea's representative city of health. It is home to the National Health Insurance Service and the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, both dedicated to alleviating the burden of medical expenses for the populace while ensuring access to superior healthcare services.

The Roundtable wasjoined bya diverse group of citizens, family members of the senior ones, professionals, and experts.The senior citizens who attended the Roundtable stressed the need formore ‘silver’ housing, meals at senior centers, and exercise programs, while family members asked forpolicy support for dementia patients and less financial burden from nursing care.

The government affirmed its commitment to fully incorporate the diverse opinions raised during the Roundtable and work towards building a country where senior citizens can lead a healthy and fulfilling senior life.