24 May 2023
Industry players agree on the need for increased regulation and oversight of private care facilities, but opinions differ on whether separate legislation or the Senior Citizens Bill is the appropriate vehicle for this.
Tag: aged care home
17 March 2023
Residents at GreenAcres Retirement Village in Ipoh, Perak, speak about living “independently” as they age. Total Investment ED talks about government incentives for senior living.
15 March 2023
Malaysia
Proposed Senior Citizens Bill May Impose Penalties For Sending Elderly Parents To Care Homes
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry supports a proposed penalty for sending parents to care homes, despite having the means to care for them.
24 November 2022
My late grandfather, who died in 2016, was diagnosed with stroke, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. His total medical costs over 4.5 years totalled RM900,000, including the cost of caring for him at home and RM12,000 monthly for care at a facility.
6 November 2022
St. Mary’s Aged Home says some residents don’t pay fees for two to three months, amid the care facility's rising costs in rent, food, electricity, and medical devices.
20 October 2022
The merger will look into a joint exploration to extend Selgate Healthcare and Dawjie’s services to encourage health and wellness among senior citizens in Malaysia.
17 May 2021
Only 475,984 people under Phase Two of PICK have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, or 5% of the targeted 9.4 million high-risk individuals.
20 October 2020
One idea which we could explore is a pilot scheme where care homes could be located next to hospital(s).
20 July 2020
The positive cases in the aged home cluster comprise 11 elderly residents, one worker, and one family member, while one resident died.