Shelter for the aged suffers 50% drop in donations

Against all odds: The condition of senior citizens at the old folk’s home run by the Kim Loo Ting temple in Setapak often improves with the patience and dedication of the caretakers.

TOO many” were two heartbreaking words uttered by Reverend Kai Guo when asked how many old folks he has seen abandoned at hospitals.

The monk, who oversees the Kim Loo Ting temple and its charity operations which include an old folk’s home, said the committee had come across more than 100 cases of senior citizens abandoned by their children.