23-May-23 14:00
Shanti Abraham , President, Medico-Legal Society | Chai Sen Tyng, Senior Research Officer, Malaysian Research Institute on Ageing (MyAgeing), Universiti Putra Malaysia
The care and well-being of older adults in our rapidly ageing society is a huge
question mark. In a society which still places much emphasis on filial piety, adult children are
often expected to shoulder the responsibility for their older parents. But is this enough? With
the Senior Citizens’ Bill expected to be tabled next year, we take another look at what is
needed for older adults to have a good quality of life, and what role might a Mental Capacity
Act play instead.
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