Silent Scream of Malaysian Elderly: A Case Study in Noble Care Ageing Centres

Abstract

The rich tradition of dignified ageing is exceedingly wearied away in developing countries, including Malaysia. The present study describes stories of the elderly associated with their physical, psychological and social experiences regarding immediate surroundings, friends, family and the society residing in the Noble Care Malaysia, established welfare and human services Organisation, helping the deserving members of the community. The qualitative research methodology is adopted. The data is collected through five in-depth life history's narrative of the elderly with chronic diseases. The study explains stories of the elderly in connection to familial neglection and abandonment for social awareness about ageing and older citizen feelings. This paper proposes some necessary measures to be addressed for graceful, proactive and gracious ageing.