Unit Penyayang Warga Emas (UPWE)/ WE Care Services
This service provides for older persons with disabilities or mobility
issues. The management and operation is under Majlis Pusat
Kebajikan Semenanjung Malaysia (MPKSM) and is monitored by
the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia. It offers transportation
services for older persons to enable them to receive health screening
and treatment, to enjoy social and recreational activities, towards the
enhancement of the quality of the lives. Out of the 1476 users, 993
are female and Malays form the majority users of the service. (Please
see Table 8 for the total number of older persons receiving services
from senior citizen care unit by gender, race and state, 2013)
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Table 8
Total Number of Older Persons Receiving the Services of Senior Citizen Care Unit by
Gender, Race and State, 2013
Source: Department of Social Welfare Malaysia
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REPORT ON CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONS AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS