SUBANG Jaya assemblyman Michelle Ng is urging operators of care centres and nurseries in Selangor to submit feedback for a survey aimed at improving state guidelines for the care industry.
“Selangor government is implementing a survey for care centre and nursery operators to obtain feedback from those running such facilities state-wide.
“This is being done through the Special Committee for Improvements of Care Services (JKPPP) in collaboration with Hayat Technologies Sdn Bhd,” said Ng, who is JKPPP chairman.
She said the survey covered operators of care centres for the elderly, persons with disabilities, nurseries and daycare centres for children.
The survey was also sent to unregistered operators, as the state government wanted to hear from all stakeholders to identify challenges in complying with existing procedures and guidelines.
Ng said the state was revising its guidelines to meet growing demand for care services driven by migration and increase in life expectancy.
She added that the guidelines were also meant to address the increase in the number of registered care centres and ensure operators receive adequate training for better protection of vulnerable groups as well as reducing cases of neglect and abuse.
The state, she said, wanted to create business-friendly guidelines without compromising safety and to better map the care economy landscape for targeted subsidies and assistance.
“Survey findings will be analysed and used to amend the guidelines for care centres and nurseries, which will be finalised this year,” said Ng in a statement.
She said feedback collected would be for research purposes only and not for enforcement.
“To date, 87 operators have completed the survey.”
Operators who complete the survey will receive access to its results and a free ticket to the Selangor International Care Summit 2025, scheduled for early October.
Ng said these efforts aligned with Objective 2.1 of Selangor Care Economy Policy.
The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete and the deadline is May 17.
It can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/surveypusatjagaan
