(Sat, 13 March, 2010)
Government should do more for the old folks and the old folk’s homes
Care for old folks must mean total care and it should not stop at just providing them with just daily food requirement and a place to live.
Their mental and physical health must be well taken of.
Hence, the government has the responsibility to do more for the old folks and the old folks homes.
Government should therefore provide medical assistance to the old folks by sending medical doctors and specially trained nurses to government and privately run old folks homes on a regular basis.
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In July last year, a Starprobe report had highlighted the growing number of old folks being dumped at hospitals and on the streets.
Although this problem does not seem to have reached an alarming level, the government has a duty to stop such cruel act done to the elderly.
Singapore has already in place the Maintenance of Parents Act 1996 which comes with a jail term of up to six months, could be adopted if found to be suitable .
The government should consider, by way of law, making it mandatory for Malaysians to financially support their aged parents . For those who abandon their parents at hospitals or on the streets. they should be sent to jail.
M. Kulasegaran
012-5034346
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