7 August 2026
Until caregiver standards, facility licensing, and local authority approval are treated as one connected system, certifying caregivers alone will not prevent tragedies from occurring.
Tag: caregivers
16 July 2026
Letter
Facing The Silver Tsunami: Why Malaysia Must Overhaul Its Aged Care Infrastructure — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam
By 2030, one in six Malaysians will be elderly. By 2040, one in five. The question is not whether we can afford to act. The question is whether we can afford not to.
19 June 2026
Malaysia may have more than 1,000 unlicensed aged care homes, raising concerns about oversight and safety standards. The warning comes as population ageing accelerates and fees for resort-like senior living reach RM8,000-RM9,000 a month.
11 March 2026
Letter
Nurse Migration: Can Malaysia Afford To Lose Its Caregivers? — Nadira Amalina Azizan & Wong Lee Sia
Policymakers, health care leaders, and society at large must recognise that retaining nurses is not a cost, but an investment in public health security.
24 April 2023
Care partners caring for parents with dementia, cancer, or gout say the Senior Citizens Bill shouldn't penalise adult children who send parents to care homes. They want more assistance instead; one had to quit his job in KL to care for his father in Sabah.
14 February 2023
The economy minister said the labour market should also be open to hiring people who are part-time caregivers, rather than sidelining them altogether.
2 June 2020
Outpatient health care formed the biggest component of out-of-pocket expenditure, according to NHMS 2019.
30 September 2019
New efforts include implementation of HCG and launch of Go Respite