96. Special privileges for older persons, such as discounts, should be
expanded. At the same time, older persons should strive to be
proactive and independent, in order to minimise their need for
government aid.
97. Establish support groups for care takers where they could share
challenges, experiences and good practices more efficiently.
98. Social assistance should be distributed to all sectors of society
including those in rural areas. The government should conduct more
outreach programmes.
CONCLUSION
99. The issues related to older persons need to be given appropriate
attention. There are significant efforts and achievement by the
Government in line with the National Policy for Older Persons and its
National Plan of Action and other related policies. However, there is still
room for improvement in terms of providing care services and support for
older persons and caregivers such as in monitoring, enforcement and implementation of these policies and the available legal framework.
100. To ensure the improvement of quality of the care services and
sufficient support for older persons and caregivers, the current
ollaboration between the Government and other stakeholders such as
private and non-governmental organisations should be intensified. It
is hoped that all these efforts would enable Older Persons to age with
dignity and live independently, where their rights are being upheld and all
people regardless of age could enjoy the same rights as guaranteed by
the Federal Constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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