KUALA LUMPUR: Aged care centres where the elderly can live among their peers are being considered as a measure to tackle Malaysia’s aging population that would reach 15% by 2030.
Health Ministry director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that in the past the elderly relied on their extended family members but the Government was now looking into providing other means for their care.
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