Developing a senior-specific training program, rolling it out to care facilities

As South Korea is rapidly getting into an aging society, the number of nursing homes are increasing accordingly. However, professional operators and caring programs are rather left behind. In this respect, Peniel Educare’s tailored care programs are attracting attention for improving symptoms of Alzheimer’s and deterioration of cognition ability.

 

Senior professional training programs built based on 10 years of training know-how

Peniel Educare is a senior education company that develops programs for dementia, Alzheimer’s prevention and brain memory cognitive enhancement, physical health, art cognition, recreational rehabilitation, emotional singing, and laughter yoga. It also sends trained instructors to nursing facilities to provide customized classes, which have been well received by many nursing facilities.

Founder and CEO of Peniel Educare, Eunjung Park has over 10 years of experience as an early childhood music  and senior instructor, and is responsible for the entire process of program development, teaching materials, instructor training, dispatching instructors, and conducting classes.

“I’ve been teaching kids and seniors for a long time, and as a franchisee of senior education institutions, I thought I could create a more cohesive training program, so I started my own company.” says Park.

Peniel Educare has developed and conducts various educational programs such as dementia prevention five-sense education, laughter yoga, emotional singing classes, art, musical instrument classes, aromatherapy, and block play.

 

Increasing expertise with subject-specific instructor training

Peniel Educare sends certified instructors to enhance the quality of the class. “Our instructors are often more entry-level than experienced. They are growing and settling in well as they train here. I make sure that they are well prepared for the unexpected and are aware of their responsibilities. As a result, we have young, enthusiastic instructors who are delivering high-quality classes that are going viral and getting tons of requests for classes.” says Park.

Peniel Educare dispatches instructors for singing, cognitive, art, and physical recreation. The educational content is developed and produced by Park herself, which differentiates it from other educational institutions. This is why the educational program, which started in Anyang and Gunpo three years after its establishment, is now being conducted throughout the entire metropolitan area.

Peniel Educare is not content to stop at the educational programs it has developed, but is constantly working on new programs that seniors can enjoy. “In addition to basic studies, I’ve been studying books, YouTube, and other cases. I am also the head of the Anyang branch of the Korea Dementia Education Association, and I am very interested in dementia-related programs and am always trying to develop new programs.” says Park.