36. She further highlighted that Malaysia does not have specific law on older persons compared to our neighbouring countries such as Philippines - The Senior Citizens 1992; Singapore - The Maintenance of Parents Act 1995; Thailand - The Act on Older Persons 2003; and Vietnam - The Law on Elderly. She further informed that China and India had imposed punishment on children who do not care for their parents and it is mandatory for people of India and China to visit their parents. In addition, neighbours are responsible to keep a watch on their elderly neighbours in particular monitoring the frequency of visits by their children. In Korea, the eldest child is responsible to care his/her aged parents. Comparing with USA and UK, the emphasis of these countries have been on individualism and living independently in a community or community centre. 37. In Malaysia, most of the care institutions are designed as dormitory living style and the residents are bound to daily scheduled activities. She opined that more comfortable and better institution care institutions should be established to ensure quality living conditions for older persons. The authority should monitor to ensure centres do not abuse their licence by running them on a commercial basis. 38. With regard to housing, the design should be easily accessible and mobility friendly. She recommended that the retirement homes and retirement villages be introduced instead of the dormitory format. Discussion on key issues and Recommendations 39. Puan Ruhaini informed that the Plan of Action on Older Persons was drafted based on the National Policy for Older Persons which was reviewed on 5 January 2011 which outlined 6 detailed strategies under the implementation mechanism. The National Advisory and Consultative for Older Persons was established under the mechanism and will hold two meetings per year to discuss the implementation of the National Policy and Plan of Action for Older Persons and to collect responses from other members from various government agencies, NGOs, Private Sectors and etc. There is a Technical Committee of the National Policy for Older Persons to work on the plan of action with seven sub-committees comprising of different ministries. At the grass root, there is also state and district committee to implement the long term, medium term and short term of the plan of action which monitored by the Committee. The Plan of Action also includes the 66 REPORT ON CARE SERVICES FOR OLDER PERSONS AND SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS