83岁老父状告6名子女 只求“常回家看看”

(新京报)[提要] 北京房山法院窦店法庭,一奶同胞,姐弟六人,为“谁孝顺老人”,在法庭上争得面红耳赤。而老人的诉求很简单,子女每周至少保证探望一次。老人称,自己不缺 钱,有退休金和医保,但就是孤独寂寞。据了解,由于工厂改制,老人居住的小区子女都到市区或外地自谋生路,孤独老人越来越多。六年前,该小区就有一位老人 写下了“生不如死”遗言后,自缢身亡。 Continue reading

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China in need of nursing homes

(China Daily) BEIJING – Meng Xianping registered to get his mother into a local nursing home at the end of 2009, but he and the rest of the family – three generations living under one roof – are still waiting as the matriarch approaches 90.

The nursing home, named Evergreen, said that Meng’s mother is not the only one waiting for a place in the home, which has 500 beds: it’s had about 2,700 people on its waiting list – since 2008. Continue reading

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力不从心 74.1%青年焦虑父母养老问题

中青在线-中国青年报 2010-08-17

随着越来越多的“80后”开始结婚生子,他们的父母也进入了老年。如何“二养四”(即两个独生子女赡养四个老人)的现实问题,已摆在了年轻人面前。

近日,中国青年报社调中心通过民意中国网和互动百科网,对1612人(其中独生子女占40.1%)进行的一项调查发现,58.3%的人选择让父母住在同一个小区或者附近,就近照顾;43.5%的人愿意跟父母住在一起,亲自照顾;24.8%的人表示父母在异地居住,定期去探望;7%的人选择由社区配备生活指导员,定期照顾老人;仅有6.9%的人愿意把父母送到养老院等机构。

受访者中,“80后”占57.3%,“70后”占28.1%;已婚者占53.4%,未婚的占46.2%。Continue

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