PENGENALAN
1. Seksyen 4 Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993 [Akta 506] memperuntukan setiap pusat jagaan hendaklah didaftarkan. Untuk tujuan itu, permohonan pendaftaran pusat jagaan hendaklah dibuat mengikut kehendak di bawah Akta 506 dan dengan cara yang ditentukan dalam Peraturan-Peraturan Pusat Jagaan 1994.
2. Tiada seorang pun atau mana-mana pihak boleh mengendalikan atau mengambil bahagian dalam pengurusan sesuatu pusat jagaan yang tidak didaftarkan sebagaimana peruntukan di bawah Seksyen 5(1) Akta 506. Mana-mana orang yang melanggar subseksyen 5(1), telah melakukan suatu kesalahan.
3. Permohonan untuk mendaftarkan sesuatu pusat jagaan hendaklah dibuat kepada Ketua Pengarah dalam borang yang ditetapkan melalui mana-mana Pejabat Kebajikan Masyarakat Daerah (PKMD) tempat pusat jagaan itu beroperasi. Panduan ini disediakan untuk membantu memberi kefahaman mengenai perkara-perkara berkaitan dengan keperluan dan prosedur pendaftaran pusat jagaan di bawah Akta Pusat Jagaan 1993 [Akta 506].
Panduan Permohonan Pendaftaran Pusat Jagaan
Borang Permohonan Pusat Jagaan
Services: Care Centre
Introduction:
CARE CENTRES ACT 1993 (ACT 506)
Care Centres Act 1993 (Act 506) is to an act to provide for the registration, control, and inspection of care centres and for matters connected therewith to ensure the welfare, wellbeing and safety of the residents are given priority.
CARE CENTRE DEFINITION
According to Section 2 Akta 506, “care” includes protection, supervision, rehabilitation and training. “Care Centre” means a residential care centre and a day care centre.
REGISTERED CARE CENTRES DEFINITION
“Registered Care Centre”means a care centre registered under Section 6 Act 506. In Section 5(1), no person shall operate or take part in the management of a care centre that is not registered under Act 506. Section 5(2) provides that any person who contravenes subsection (1) is deemed to have commit an offence.
GUIDELINES ON OPENING A CARE CENTRE
Registration with the Registrar of Company Malaysia (ROC) Or The Registrar of Society (ROS) Malaysia
The minimum standards set as follows must be complied with:
Staff ratio with residents :
Children/ Youth
Under 4 years = 1:5
4 to 10 years = 1:18
Above 10 years = 1:18
Disabled handicapped = 1:10
severely handicapped/ bedridden = 1:4
Elderly Person
The elderly = 1:18
Sickly elderly/ Bedridden = 1: 4
Carer’s eligibility
Anyone appointed as carer must be 18 years old and above
Resident ratio with floor space
Below 10 years old = 3.5 m2
People with disability = 3.5 m2
Youth = 3.0 m2
Elderly person = 3.0 m2
Menu provision
It should be approved and adequate for all resident with well-balance nutritional requirements accordingly. The approved menu shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Daily activity/ program
All activities and programs shall include training facilities, religious, recreational activities or therapeutic facilities and in providing such activities and programs, the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of the residents. It must also should be appropriate to the age and physical condition of the residents or person receiving care and shall include a periods of rest in between them. Approved daily activities or programs shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Provision of furniture and fixtures
The centre shall be equipped with appropriate facilities with furnishings, appliances and equipment, safe and sufficient for the needs of the resident or persons received for care.
Records shall be kept and maintained
Keeping and maintaining records is important in order to keep track of all activities carried out at the care centre. These records can help improve the quality of administration and as a source of information to relevant parties shall the need arise. Records as below must be regularly updated.
Record of all residents
Records of visit from agencies
Records of employees
Records of safety exercises
Records of health of residents
Health and safety regulations of the premises
The environment (outside and inside) of the centre shall always be kept and maintained clean and safe at all times.
SUPPORT OR APPROVAL FROM TECHNICAL AGENCIES:
Local Authorities (Local Authorities)
Fire and Rescue Department
Health Department; and
Land and Survey Department (for Sarawak only)
Services: Care Centre
Introduction:
CARE CENTRES ACT 1993 (ACT 506)
Care Centres Act 1993 (Act 506) is to an act to provide for the registration, control, and inspection of care centres and for matters connected therewith to ensure the welfare, wellbeing and safety of the residents are given priority.
CARE CENTRE DEFINITION
According to Section 2 Akta 506, “care” includes protection, supervision, rehabilitation and training. “Care Centre” means a residential care centre and a day care centre.
REGISTERED CARE CENTRES DEFINITION
“Registered Care Centre”means a care centre registered under Section 6 Act 506. In Section 5(1), no person shall operate or take part in the management of a care centre that is not registered under Act 506. Section 5(2) provides that any person who contravenes subsection (1) is deemed to have commit an offence.
GUIDELINES ON OPENING A CARE CENTRE
Registration with the Registrar of Company Malaysia (ROC) Or The Registrar of Society (ROS) Malaysia
The minimum standards set as follows must be complied with:
Staff ratio with residents :
Children/ Youth
Under 4 years = 1:5
4 to 10 years = 1:18
Above 10 years = 1:18
Disabled handicapped = 1:10
severely handicapped/ bedridden = 1:4
Elderly Person
The elderly = 1:18
Sickly elderly/ Bedridden = 1: 4
Carer’s eligibility
Anyone appointed as carer must be 18 years old and above
Resident ratio with floor space
Below 10 years old = 3.5 m2
People with disability = 3.5 m2
Youth = 3.0 m2
Elderly person = 3.0 m2
Menu provision
It should be approved and adequate for all resident with well-balance nutritional requirements accordingly. The approved menu shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Daily activity/ program
All activities and programs shall include training facilities, religious, recreational activities or therapeutic facilities and in providing such activities and programs, the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of the residents. It must also should be appropriate to the age and physical condition of the residents or person receiving care and shall include a periods of rest in between them. Approved daily activities or programs shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Provision of furniture and fixtures
The centre shall be equipped with appropriate facilities with furnishings, appliances and equipment, safe and sufficient for the needs of the resident or persons received for care.
Records shall be kept and maintained
Keeping and maintaining records is important in order to keep track of all activities carried out at the care centre. These records can help improve the quality of administration and as a source of information to relevant parties shall the need arise. Records as below must be regularly updated.
Record of all residents
Records of visit from agencies
Records of employees
Records of safety exercises
Records of health of residents
Health and safety regulations of the premises
The environment (outside and inside) of the centre shall always be kept and maintained clean and safe at all times.
SUPPORT OR APPROVAL FROM TECHNICAL AGENCIES:
Local Authorities (Local Authorities)
Fire and Rescue Department
Health Department; and
Land and Survey Department (for Sarawak only)
Services: Care Centre
Introduction:
CARE CENTRES ACT 1993 (ACT 506)
Care Centres Act 1993 (Act 506) is to an act to provide for the registration, control, and inspection of care centres and for matters connected therewith to ensure the welfare, wellbeing and safety of the residents are given priority.
CARE CENTRE DEFINITION
According to Section 2 Akta 506, “care” includes protection, supervision, rehabilitation and training. “Care Centre” means a residential care centre and a day care centre.
REGISTERED CARE CENTRES DEFINITION
“Registered Care Centre”means a care centre registered under Section 6 Act 506. In Section 5(1), no person shall operate or take part in the management of a care centre that is not registered under Act 506. Section 5(2) provides that any person who contravenes subsection (1) is deemed to have commit an offence.
GUIDELINES ON OPENING A CARE CENTRE
Registration with the Registrar of Company Malaysia (ROC) Or The Registrar of Society (ROS) Malaysia
The minimum standards set as follows must be complied with:
Staff ratio with residents :
Children/ Youth
Under 4 years = 1:5
4 to 10 years = 1:18
Above 10 years = 1:18
Disabled handicapped = 1:10
severely handicapped/ bedridden = 1:4
Elderly Person
The elderly = 1:18
Sickly elderly/ Bedridden = 1: 4
Carer’s eligibility
Anyone appointed as carer must be 18 years old and above
Resident ratio with floor space
Below 10 years old = 3.5 m2
People with disability = 3.5 m2
Youth = 3.0 m2
Elderly person = 3.0 m2
Menu provision
It should be approved and adequate for all resident with well-balance nutritional requirements accordingly. The approved menu shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Daily activity/ program
All activities and programs shall include training facilities, religious, recreational activities or therapeutic facilities and in providing such activities and programs, the social, emotional, physical and intellectual needs of the residents. It must also should be appropriate to the age and physical condition of the residents or person receiving care and shall include a periods of rest in between them. Approved daily activities or programs shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in the centre.
Provision of furniture and fixtures
The centre shall be equipped with appropriate facilities with furnishings, appliances and equipment, safe and sufficient for the needs of the resident or persons received for care.
Records shall be kept and maintained
Keeping and maintaining records is important in order to keep track of all activities carried out at the care centre. These records can help improve the quality of administration and as a source of information to relevant parties shall the need arise. Records as below must be regularly updated.
Record of all residents
Records of visit from agencies
Records of employees
Records of safety exercises
Records of health of residents
Health and safety regulations of the premises
The environment (outside and inside) of the centre shall always be kept and maintained clean and safe at all times.
SUPPORT OR APPROVAL FROM TECHNICAL AGENCIES:
Local Authorities (Local Authorities)
Fire and Rescue Department
Health Department; and
Land and Survey Department (for Sarawak only)
