PUTRAJAYA: Private entities providing care for the aged will be governed under a new Act to ensure minimum standards are met when looking after them in their sunset years. The Private Aged Healthcare Facilities and Services Bill, which was endorsed by the Cabinet Wednesday, will be tabled in Parliament and enforced by the end of the year. According to the Second National Health Morbidity Survey, 81.4% of the aged population will have at least one chronic illness while 12.7% will have three or more life-threatening diseases. There will be new developments and new business models where the number of private care facilities for the aged are expected to rise. "We need to ensure there is a minimum standard to guarantee that those providing services for senior citizens truly provide good and professional care," he said after chairing the ministry's post-Cabinet meeting.

Source: The Star February 08, 2017 13:41 UTC