Rural areas without 'care workforce'... need to create jobs and provide income support

Next year’s ‘Integrated Care Support Project’ implementation Concerns of deepening disparities between local governments Proposals including the establishment of a regional welfare corporation As the shortage of personnel in rural welfare has become more severe, concerns have been raised that regions lack the capacity to prepare for integrated care. It is suggested that establishing a regional welfare corporation, among other measures, is important to ensure the income of care personnel and create local jobs. A monthly discussion meeting of the Korea Rural Welfare Research Institute, themed "Considering Life in the Countryside: The Role and Challenges of Rural Welfare," was held on the 16th at the Agricultural Technology Promotion Center in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Bae Chung-jin, the representative of Songam Sunkyo Welfare Foundation, who presented the topic, stated that although the implementation of the Integrated Care Support Act is approaching, local communities have not prepared ...