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The Age-Old Need To Regulate Elder Care Facilities

Delren Douglas, President, Association for Residential Aged Care Operators of Malaysia (AGECOPE)

29-Apr-24 08:30

The Age-Old Need To Regulate Elder Care Facilities

The Women, Family & Community Development Ministry is investigating how welfare centres and elder care facilities operate, after video clips where a resident in a welfare home was beaten up. The centre in question was found to not have a proper licence. Delren Douglas, President of the Association for Residential Aged Care Operators of Malaysia (AGECOPE) give us a view of how these centres are regulated ... or not.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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Categories:  government,  Law/Activism

Tags:  elder welfare,  elderly care,  senior citizens, 


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