Osan City Holds Opening Ceremonies for Three Newly Established Senior Centers

[Suwon Ilbo=Correspondent Seo Dong-young] Osan City held opening ceremonies for 'Osan Central Purgio Senior Center', 'Municipal Sinjang Saman Senior Center', and 'Segyo 12-Complex Senior Center' on the 30th of last month and the 4th of this month.

The opening ceremonies were attended by Osan Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, City Council Chairman, City Council members, the chairman of the Osan Branch of the Senior Association, district office heads and organization leaders, senior center members, and apartment residents.

In particular, the Municipal Sinjang Saman Senior Center was established after the city purchased a single-family house to support leisure and welfare services for elderly residents in the 16th and 21st wards of Sinjang-dong. Following remodeling construction, the facility now includes rooms, living rooms, kitchens, and restrooms.

Choi Hae-su, chairman of Sinjang Saman Senior Center, expressed gratitude, stating, "There was no suitable place for elderly residents in the area to go, but the city created a senior center in a good location for us."

Mayor Kwak Sang-wook stated in his remarks, "We will expand and promote elderly welfare policies including senior center activation programs, job creation for the elderly, and social activity support projects."

Meanwhile, the city implements various independent projects to improve elderly welfare, including basic pensions, longevity allowances, winter heating expenses and support for hearing aids and glasses for basic livelihood recipients, denture and implant support, operation of the Osan Comprehensive Senior Welfare Center and exclusive bathhouse Silver Care Center, and operation of a dementia-care center.