80-year-old hospital patient arrested over murder of another patient in same room

80 years old, 80, can you believe it? This is very queer indeed. What is going on in these care homes and what is going on with the elderly here lately?

Wonder if the perpetrator has dementia, it all seems very odd to me you see.

I am not surprised, just because someone is elderly does not make them immune from committing crimes.

I once worked in a Japanese hospital group and we had one hospital that was filled with over 200 elderly patients, and I think people might be surprised at the number of times assaults and fights occurred between the patients. Many have mental illnesses as well, and just like a child, they go off for seemingly no reason at all.

80 years old, 80, can you believe it? This is very queer indeed. What is going on in these care homes and what is going on with the elderly here lately?

You are just paying attention to it, because you see articles here. This isnt a new or recent thing, and it's definitely not "queer"

Too many people have the image that Japanese, particularly the elderly, are perfect, quiet, meek, and would "never harm a flee" type of people and that is all BS. They arent any different than people all over the world, most are good, but there are "killers" among us too!

Yubaru

Well I find it queer, very queer in fact. That’s why I wondered if the elderly murderer was suffering from dementia you see. Oh yeah, it’s nice to know all the facts

Ohh God, what a power she had considering she's unhealthy bcoz she was confined at the hospital.

Never underestimate Japanese old people, even with simple as towel will do!

Lock Her Up.

80 year old murderer!!! You cant make this up!

Where are gaijin without money buried, because nobody is paying the 10 of thousands it cost to fly a gaijin body home, especially his family

Burials in Japan are not usually allowed. There are a few exceptions. If the police or hospital are left with a deceased person because there is no family or the family refused to accept it, which happens frequently these days, then the cost of the cremation is made by the police or hospital.

I pay for a single room hen in hospital.

I also pay for a single room. The shared rooms are like prison cells, six beds one toilet and one basin. Usually toilet queue.

"What is going on in these care homes and what is going on with the elderly here lately?{"

Same as on the streets of J, just that it ramps up when they are in a stressful, controlled and restricted place with lots of time. And the staff can also intensify the pressure.

GuruMick

I pay for a single room hen in hospital.

The doors are not locked.

I've been in Japanese hospital community rooms with elderly before, and it can be hell.

Random screaming, yelling or constant nosies. A lengthy stay will piss anyone off.

Sad story all around.

Hadda check to make sure my mother-in-law wasn't the perp.

It might not be dementia; the older a person is, the less deterrent is a life sentence.

Invalid CSRF

Snoring, belching, farting, and creating a million-dollar wipe can push many over the edge.

During my cancer op, I had a big private room with a kitchen and bathroom. My spouse was able to say. It was very comfortable.

Wallace

During my cancer op, I had a big private room with a kitchen and bathroom. My spouse was able to say. It was very comfortable.

Nice, if you can afford it. But, many in Japan can't, especially seniors on pensions. And, often, no private rooms are available, as was the case for me the one time I was hospitalized here. I would have gladly paid, if there was. Those 4-6 person shared rooms, called "wards" in the US, can be annoying if you have noisy wardmates.

Yrral

Where are gaijin without money buried, because nobody is paying the 10 of thousands it cost to fly a gaijin body home, especially his family

One would logically assume that the victim, Hiroko Hayashi, was not a gaijin and was already in her home country. Also, the victim was a woman.

garypen

  Wallace

      During my cancer op, I had a big private room with a kitchen and bathroom. My spouse was able to say. It was very comfortable.

> >    Nice, if you can afford it. But, many in Japan can't, especially seniors on pensions. And, often, no private rooms are available, as was the case for me the one time I was hospitalized here. I would have gladly paid, if there was. Those 4-6 person shared rooms, called "wards" in the US, can be annoying if you have noisy wardmates.

I am a senior on a pension. We only have to pay 20% max for healthcare. When staying in a hospital the maximum they can charge is about ¥35,000 per month regardless of the level of treatment. And about ¥5,000 per month for drugs. There is a small charge for food. Private rooms are available in all major hospital starting from very reasonable rates.

You could have transferred to a hospital with private rooms. For my cancer op, I went to a hospital in Kobe, about 100 Km from where I live.

Some people refer to the company of the shared rooms.

During another hospital stay, I was in a shared room with six for a couple of weeks. Wasn't a problem.