a.
Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK)/Seri Kenangan Home
The admission into RSK is limited to persons of 60-years and above;
not suffering from any contagious disease; do not have families
or families could not afford to take care of him/her; and able to
look after him/herself. Currently there are 9 RSK available in the
Peninsular. The number of the residents in RSK fell from 1868
to 1642 between 2010 and 201345 and at the same time, the male
residents outnumbered the female residents. (Please see Table 4
and graph chart below for the total number of residents in RSK in the
Peninsula by gender and race from 2010-2013)
Table 4
Total Number of Residents in Rumah Seri Kenangan (RSK)
in the Peninsula by Gender and Race from 2010-2013
Residents Of Rsk By Gender And Race From 2010-2013
1400
1200
1000
800
600
13
251
12
235
10
137
192
396
377
435
female
male
429
400
200
459
16
213
9
137
195
12
185
Others
342
6
112
173
Indian
368
440
372
Malay
female
male
356
8
124
181
385
429
female
male
Chinese
0
male
2010
2011
2012
female
*2013
*As of 30 December 2013
Source: Department of Social Welfare Malaysia
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As of 30 December 2013
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