Caring for the elderly is an expensive job today. In any family with an old person, the family spends quite a large sum of money on the needs of the elderly. Supplements alone for the elderly can amount to RM700 for a month. That's sufficient for a normal healthy elderly.
What if a family has an elderly who is a diabetic? Diabetic medications are expensive if the family has to pay for the medicine. If there is a rich family member who is willing to pay for the elderly's medicines, then that's fine. But what if, the breadwinner earns just RM1,000/mo (minimum pay in Malaysia today)? Will that be sufficient to support and provide health care for the elderly?
What else do the elderly need? Special homes? Special care? Special food? Special room? Special kitchen? Special garden? Why special?
Next time you see an elderly, ask these questions and share here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/30/social-care-elderly-funding
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