[Silver Bridge] Volume 2 · Chapter 15 · The elderly man who wanted to die at home died in hospital

1. The column reports that 80.3% of older people in Hanguk wish to end their lives at home, yet only 14.7% actually die at home.
2. It describes how Hanguk has 188 specialised hospice institutions with a 33% utilisation rate, while Jungguk has expanded its pilot programme to 185 cities and districts and more than 4,000 institutions.
3. The writer argues that filial piety culture can sometimes overshadow a person's own wishes, and that people need to recognise that helping someone part peacefully is also a form of filial piety.

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