Creating a support community for senior citizens’ care

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PETALING JAYA: With many senior citizens living alone without family or support, having a community to lean on for assistance will go a long way.

Gerontologist Lily Fu said based on her observation, more government-run old folks home which are equipped with nursing care are needed to help senior citizens who could not afford costly private care homes for the aged.

“Most of them abandoned their parents in the hospital,” he said, adding that they hoped that the Social Welfare Department will care for them. The World Bank said Malaysia became an aging society in 2020 with 7% of the population aged 65 and above.He said building more old folks homes will not resolve the problem but instead he suggested aging in place with a community support group among one’s peers.

“Before the pandemic, we held multiple weekly activities, including having our centre in Codrington Avenue here turned into a digital resource centre where the aging community can learn how to use their smartphones.

 

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