intro Over the next few decades, Malaysia is expected to experience a rapid increase in the number and proportion of elderly in its population. Statistics presented the number of Malaysian aged 60 years old and above is estimated to be 1.4 million and is projected to increase to 3.3 million in the year 2020 (Mafauzy, 2000). The population of age group 65 years old and above is increases by 6.4 percentage point for the period of 2010-2040 (Department of Statistics, 2013).