ELDER neglect has become a serious social problem in many countries, including Malaysia. It occurs when aged parents are abandoned or left without financial support, deprived of basic needs such as food, shelter and healthcare or emotionally neglected with little contact or concern from their adult children.
This problem is growing worse because of longer life expectancy, smaller family size, urban migration and weakening traditional family values.
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