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Aged Care Facilities

Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin, Consultant Geriatrician

17-Apr-19 16:00

Aged Care Facilities

Everywhere around the world, there are now more grandparents than grandchildren. If they were well and healthy, it would not be a problem. But if they are sickly, and dependent on others for daily living and finances, who takes care of them? Consultant geriatrician Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin looks at whether we are prepared in terms of aged care facilities in Malaysia.

 

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek, Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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Tags:  ageing,  geriatrics,  elderly,  senior,  old folks home,  life expectancy,  Health and Living,  Bigger Picture, 


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