하루 15만 원 간병비 부담에 집으로... 24시간 홀로 버티는 숨겨진 환자들 | KBS 취재파일 K 20170326 방송
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■ 71-year-old Kang Young-hee began caring for her son six years ago after he suffered a sudden heart attack. Although her son miraculously survived, he became unable to do anything on his own due to brain damage. This video portrays the reality of a family caregiver who endures alone, sacrificing sleep while tending to a son who has grown taller than himself, and whose own health has been ruined because they cannot afford the daily caregiver costs of 120,000 to 150,000 won.
Grandmother Choi Soon-ok, who has been caring for her husband with dementia for 10 years, also sold her house to pay for hospital bills before eventually taking on the caregiving herself; however, she continues to suffer amidst constant tension and depression 24 hours a day. As such, families who suddenly become "hidden patients" are sometimes driven to tragedies such as extreme caregiver homicides and suicides amidst the burden of caregiving costs exceeding 3 million won per month and a life of endless struggle against the illness. While the average life expectancy of the Korean people reaches 83.7 years, the "healthy life expectancy"—the period of living without illness—remains at approximately 70 to 72 years. This means that the last 10 years or more of life must be spent relying on caregiving. Although support measures such as integrated nursing and caregiving services are in place, the participation rate in hospital beds remains in the 30% range, leaving the majority of the elderly neglected in welfare blind spots. Now that we have entered a super-aged society, we warn that the suffering of caregiving is no longer a burden on an individual or family, but an urgent issue that our entire society must address.
※ This video is [Coverage File K - Caregiving: The Shadow of Aging], aired on March 26, 2017.
#Aging #Caregivers #Burden
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산다고 사는거라 말해수도 없고
가족삶도 다 망가지고 본인도 힘들게 살다 죽는데 왜? 존엄사를 법으로 막는것이냐
왜? 죽지 못하게 해야 돈이 되기 때문이냐
돌아가셨는데 치매 진단은
80세 초중기는 오년은
형제 자매가 돌아가면서
네시간 요양보호사 도웅ㅅ
받고 칠팔년은 요양원서
모시고 일주일에 한번
엄마한테 가고
제가 중간인데 무조건
엄마 자식들이 책임진다고
며느라 사위는 좋은 의미로 배제하고 그래도
즐겁게 생활했어요
요양원에 모시니 간병비 없고 돈도 나눠내니까
크게 부담되지 않았어요
저는 치매 부모님 계시면
이방법을 권합니다
특별히 잘하는 자식
못하는 자식 없이 할 수
있는 끝까지 할 수있는건
형제간의 우애로 극복했습니다
하루 15만 원 간병비 부담에 집으로... 24시간 홀로 버티는 숨겨진 환자들 | KBS 취재파일 K 20170326 방송
KBS 다큐
241,874 views
※ This video was produced in 2017 and may differ from the current situation.
■ 71-year-old Kang Young-hee began caring for her son six years ago after he suffered a sudden heart attack. Although her son miraculously survived, he became unable to do anything on his own due to brain damage. This video portrays the reality of a family caregiver who endures alone, sacrificing sleep while tending to a son who has grown taller than himself, and whose own health has been ruined because they cannot afford the daily caregiver costs of 120,000 to 150,000 won.
Grandmother Choi Soon-ok, who has been caring for her husband with dementia for 10 years, also sold her house to pay for hospital bills before eventually taking on the caregiving herself; however, she continues to suffer amidst constant tension and depression 24 hours a day. As such, families who suddenly become "hidden patients" are sometimes driven to tragedies such as extreme caregiver homicides and suicides amidst the burden of caregiving costs exceeding 3 million won per month and a life of endless struggle against the illness. While the average life expectancy of the Korean people reaches 83.7 years, the "healthy life expectancy"—the period of living without illness—remains at approximately 70 to 72 years. This means that the last 10 years or more of life must be spent relying on caregiving. Although support measures such as integrated nursing and caregiving services are in place, the participation rate in hospital beds remains in the 30% range, leaving the majority of the elderly neglected in welfare blind spots. Now that we have entered a super-aged society, we warn that the suffering of caregiving is no longer a burden on an individual or family, but an urgent issue that our entire society must address.
※ This video is [Coverage File K - Caregiving: The Shadow of Aging], aired on March 26, 2017.
#Aging #Caregivers #Burden
This is the official KBS documentary channel. We will deliver documentaries that resonate with the world.
Copyright ⓒ KBS. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, and use (including AI learning) are prohibited. 📝 kbsdoculife@gmail.com
📞 02-781-1000
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