Issues related to caregivers 68. Changing pattern of living arrangement between parents and adult children including migration of these children from rural to urban areas due to job opportunities has also impacted on the financial and non-financial support provided by children to their parents. 69. The care givers especially the adult children in Malaysia who are in the low income category and financially instable would be overburdened by the costs of taking care of their old parents as they struggle to meet the needs of their own family while at the same time providing money and care to their aged parents.54 54 Husna Sulaiman, Jariah Masud and Tenggku Aizan Hamid. 2012. Patern of Integrational Supports Exchange in Malaysia.(edt Tengku Aizan Hamid, Husna Sulaiman and Siti Farra Zillah Abdullah) Profile of Older Malaysians. Current and Future Challenges.Univesity Putra Malaysia Press: Serdang. p.197-p.219 REPORT ON CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONS AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS 41

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