Busan Organizations Partner to Expand Senior Wellness Beyond Conventional Healthcare
Busan,South โKoreaโค – โSeptemberโฃ 1,2025 – The Busan Living Sports โand Culture Center,lead โฃby Chairman Kimโ Young-cheol,and SBO Medical Welfare Platform,underโข CEO Ye Sung-kwon,recently hosted an event at the Olympic Memorial Hall in Haeundae-gu,Busan,signaling a โnew โขapproach to senior careโ focusedโข on theโ interconnectedness of health and welfare. The event showcased a collaborative effort to improve the โwell-being of seniors and address regional healthcare disparities.
The partnership was formalized with a business agreement (MOU)โ signed prior to the event, โฃoutlining a commitment to enhancing health outcomes and improving medical access for the elderly population. Theโค organizations plan to leverage the โBusan Sports and Culture Center’s established educational programs alongside SBOโ Medical Welfare Platform’s specializedโ medical services to achieve theseโฃ goals.
The event itself featured a range of practical programs designed to directlyโข benefit senior citizens. Aโ popular offering was a professional denture cleaning service, providing expert cleaningโข and guidance on proper oral hygiene.โข Participants expressed appreciation for โฃtheโฃ opportunity to improve theirโค oral health and boost โคtheir confidence.
Further enhancing physical well-being,experts from the Korea Healing Factor โฃTraining โฃAssociation and U-Flex Gym conducted body assessmentsโ and prescribed โcustomized exercise routines. These programs focused on correctingโค postural โimbalancesโ and strengthening muscles through passive stretching and โขtailored exercises.
Demonstrating a commitment to leveraging technology for โฃsenior safety, the event alsoโ showcased ‘caring Hyo,’ a digitalโค care โฃservice utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) and the โInternet of Thingsโข (IoT). This solution provides real-time โmonitoring of seniors and โฃfacilitates โimmediate responses during emergencies, offering a proactive โwelfare model for an โagingโ society and easing the burden โขon caregivers.
Beyond these core programs, attendees hadโ access to various counseling boothsโค addressing specific health concerns, including ophthalmology, hearing loss, โandโ varicose veins. Information regarding funeral culture and additional medical services was also available. Importantly, โคseniors โฃaged 65โข and older were able to utilize the ‘Heart Medicalโค Welfare Card’ to receive financial support for medical expenses, directly improving their access to care.
Organizers โขemphasized that this event โis not โa standalone โคinitiative,โค but rather the beginning of a sustained partnership. โฃThe Busan Sports and Culture Center andโค SBO Medical Welfare Platform have pledged to continue collaborating and to serve as a dedicated health partner for seniors in the Busan โคcommunity.