Don't shirk responsibility
By Melissa Pang
16 August, 2009
CARING for elderly parents may not be an easy task but it is a responsibility Singaporeans must not shirk, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday night.
Speaking in Mandarin at the National Day Rally at the University Cultural Centre Speech to a gathering of over 1,600, PM Lee said: 'As Asians, we deeply value fillial piety. Family love and warmth cannot be replaced by nursing homes or hospitals.'
He said at a recent meeting with some managers from nursing homes, he was told that some elderly folks had been abandoned by their families.
These elderly parents were sent to the nursing homes by their children, who would then disappear, some even going to the extent of changing their address.
To deal with this problem, PM Lee said the Government will explore how best to use the Maintenance of Parents Act, and other ways, such as building more community hospitals, to alleviate the burden of those with sick elderly parents.
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