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Woman arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing mother-in-law in Seongnam

The woman has a mental illness, and her mother-in-law had dementia, according to police. They believe that tension built up between the two over time and led to the incident.

2026.8.4

Lear's age of suffering (KOR)

Shakespeare’s tragedy reflects modern Korea’s unease with old age, dignity and the growing burden of care across generations.

2026.7.1

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Lear's age of suffering

Shakespeare’s tragedy reflects modern Korea’s unease with old age, dignity and the growing burden of care across generations.

2026.6.30

An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justice [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

Man sentenced to 20 years for murdering father with dementia

A man in his 50s has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating his father, who was suffering from dementia, to death after holding a grudge against him.

2025.11.5

Court finds caregiver guilty of involuntary manslaughter in elderly patient's death

A caregiver in their 60s was sentenced to prison for leaving an elderly person with dementia in a water-filled bathtub, resulting in the person’s death.

2025.10.15

Man accused of striking wife with dementia in the head with blunt object

Police are investigating a man in his 70s for allegedly striking his wife, who has dementia, with a blunt object at their home in eastern Seoul, authorities said on Wednesday.

2025.8.20

Can I be free of dementia?

For Korea, which is entering a super-aged society faster than any other nation, addressing dementia and other geriatric diseases is not a choice but a necessity.

2025.8.17

Patients play with instruments at a hospital in Eunpyeong District, northern Seoul, on April 4, 2024. [NEWS1]

Loss of memory leads to loss of money as dementia patients get scammed

Dementia patients are increasingly becoming targets of the fraudsters, who take advantage of their deteriorating memory to steal from them.

2025.5.6

A patient at a hospital in Eunpyeong District, northern Seoul, walks in the hallway on April 4, 2024. [YONHAP]

Older dementia patients in Korea hold $110.5 billion in assets, gov’t data shows

The total assets held by older dementia patients in Korea are estimated at 154 trillion won ($110.55 billion), equivalent to roughly 6 percent of the country’s GDP, according to government data released on Tuesday.

2025.5.6

When does old age begin? For Koreans, the answer is 69

Those in their 70s, born around the time of the Korean War, helped drive the nation’s rapid economic growth, often called the “Miracle on the Han River.” But what is their reality today?

2025.1.25