Comments on: The not-so-golden golden years http://anilnetto.com/marginalised-groups/the-not-so-golden-golden-years/ Journalism from the heart ... Let justice flow like a mighty river Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: chevy http://anilnetto.com/marginalised-groups/the-not-so-golden-golden-years/#comment-43 chevy Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:45:05 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/2007/04/11/the-not-so-golden-golden-years/#comment-43 hi Anil, How right you are about the sad state of affairs for our senior citizens. In klang itself there is- if i'm not mistaken, one or two fully qualified geriatrician (s) for the whole of klang. What happens when the geriatrician is not around? There is no life line, i feel, for our senior citizens. Especially medically. Worse still is when Alzheimers or some debilitating disease hits them; this has tremendous side effects on the entire family. Direct family members become sole caregivers. They stress out because there is no outlet for them,while their parents feel depressed that they have become 100% dependent on their children. There is no support groups for caregivers, not any outlets for senior citizens. Malaysia is a big country and logistics wise, the elderly will face problems trying to reach out to others, unless they are computer savvy. There is not enough information for our elderly on what to expect in their old age, nor for their families either; where care is concerned. What kind of services can they rely on? Why aren't day care centers for the elderly checked and controlled by the respective city halls ? There are so many whys and very little answers, I'm afraid; espcially where care for the elderly in Malaysia is concerned. hi Anil,
How right you are about the sad state of affairs for our senior citizens. In klang itself there is- if i’m not mistaken, one or two fully qualified geriatrician (s) for the whole of klang.

What happens when the geriatrician is not around?
There is no life line, i feel, for our senior citizens. Especially medically.
Worse still is when Alzheimers or some debilitating disease hits them; this has tremendous side effects on the entire family.

Direct family members become sole caregivers. They stress out because there is no outlet for them,while their parents feel depressed that they have become 100% dependent on their children.

There is no support groups for caregivers, not any outlets for senior citizens. Malaysia is a big country and logistics wise, the elderly will face problems trying to reach out to others, unless they are computer savvy.

There is not enough information for our elderly on what to expect in their old age, nor for their families either; where care is concerned.
What kind of services can they rely on?
Why aren’t day care centers for the elderly checked and controlled by the respective city halls ?

There are so many whys and very little answers, I’m afraid; espcially where care for the elderly in Malaysia is concerned.

]]> By: bakaq http://anilnetto.com/marginalised-groups/the-not-so-golden-golden-years/#comment-42 bakaq Wed, 18 Apr 2007 07:26:14 +0000 http://anilnetto.com/2007/04/11/the-not-so-golden-golden-years/#comment-42 Dear bloggers (Listed in <b><a HREF="http://www.sopo-sentral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">SOPO Sentral of Malaysia</a></b>) <a HREF="http://penarikbeca.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">This kutu</a> is trying to develop a new hobby - listing your latest posting in my blog, <b><a HREF="http://malaysiakita-bakaq.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Malaysiakita</a></b> This kutu really hopes you can update me on your latest posting in <a HREF="http://malaysiakita-bakaq.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Malaysiakita</a> comment section or by email. You can reach me at sangkutu@gmail.com To surf from blog to blog really consumes a lot of time. Mintak tolong la sangat-sangat! Harap sangat ni! I'm seeking your kind help! Tolong! Tolong! Dear bloggers

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This kutu is trying to develop a new hobby - listing your latest posting in my blog, Malaysiakita

This kutu really hopes you can update me on your latest posting in
Malaysiakita comment section or by email. You can reach me at sangkutu@gmail.com

To surf from blog to blog really consumes a lot of time. Mintak tolong la sangat-sangat! Harap sangat ni!

I’m seeking your kind help! Tolong! Tolong!

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