Four Senior Centers in Suwon Receive Gyeonggi Province Governor's Commendation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 25th that four senior centers in the city were selected as excellent institutions in the "Evaluation of Excellent Senior Centers" organized by Gyeonggi Province and received commendation from the Gyeonggi Province Governor.

The selected senior centers are ▲Honors Ville Wise Apartment Senior Center (Jangan-gu) ▲Seodun Beolteо Senior Center (Gwonseon-gu) ▲Daehan Daewoo Apartment Senior Center (Paldal-gu) ▲Neulpureun Byeoksan Apartment Senior Center (Yeongtong-gu). The commendations will be delivered individually to each senior center.

The four senior centers received high evaluations for actively cooperating with COVID-19 quarantine measures during their operation period and strictly adhering to quarantine guidelines. They also played a central role in elderly leisure and cultural activities through exemplary management.

Suwon City's 513 senior centers suspended operations starting February 24 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. They were operated as "heat wave shelters" from July 20 to August 20, then suspended operations again. They operated from October 26 to November 29 after "social distancing" was downgraded to Phase 1.

The city designated "infection management coordinators" for the open senior centers. Joint inspection teams from districts and neighborhoods conducted on-site inspections at least once daily and guided elderly users on usage rules.

Additionally, each senior center limited the number of users based on its area, ensuring that users maintained a distance of 2 meters (minimum 1 meter).

Elderly users of senior centers had to comply with quarantine guidelines, such as completing a registry, in order to enter. Cooking, dining, and singing were not permitted. Speaking loudly was prohibited, and physical contact with other elderly users was also forbidden.

A city official stated, "Although senior center operations were suspended for an extended period this year due to COVID-19, elderly users actively cooperated with quarantine measures when the centers opened, allowing us to operate safely. We express our gratitude to the elderly users who cooperated by adhering to quarantine guidelines."