Ho-seong Lee (66, contract civil servant at Muan County Office in Jeollanam-do), the main character of the story that was introduced on October 18 last year as “My 91-year-old mother’s dementia improved after two years of walking barefoot,” recently shared new news. Lee's mother, Noh Sun-ja (92), was diagnosed with dementia, but her condition improved significantly by walking barefoot on bare ground every day. Mr. Lee said, “My mother had no problems with her daily life, so I returned the level 3 long-term care provided by the government.” The long-term care grade is the standard for the services provided by the National Health Insurance Corporation to people who have difficulty performing daily activities on their own due to old age or geriatric diseases, and the government bears most of the costs of nursing care. Mr. Noh was in level 3 and received home care services five times a week and home bathing service once a week and paid about 1,383,000 won per month, of which 85%, or about 1,170,000 won, excluding the 15% self-payment, was being subsidized by the government. According to the original contract, support could be received until January 2030, but they gave up. Mr. Lee said, “There are no problems in daily life, but