Pusat Jagaan Little Sisters Of The Poor

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Pusat Jagaan Little Sisters of the Poor, also known as St Francis Xavier's Home for the Elderly, is a Catholic charitable home for older adults at 3, Jalan 5/96 off Jalan Sekuci, Taman Sri Bahtera, Batu 5 Cheras, 56100 Kuala Lumpur. The Little Sisters of the Poor congregation arrived in Malaysia in 1965, ran homes on Klang Road then Weld Road, and moved into the present Cheras premises in November 1973. The congregation also runs a sister home in Penang; together the two Malaysian houses care for around 135 elderly residents who would otherwise have no one to look after them. The home welcomes elderly people of every race and religion.

The Cheras campus is unusually green and spacious for a city site, with hand rails through the corridors and lifts, attached bathrooms in resident rooms, multiple lounges, and natural lighting throughout. On-site facilities include a dining hall, physiotherapy room, hair salon, sewing room, reading room, tea room, a small shop selling items made by residents, and a main hall used for performances and gatherings. Daily activity programmes, religious services and visiting performers are part of the routine. The home is widely cited in Malaysian eldercare circles as a benchmark for cleanliness, dignity and standard of care, and admissions typically run with a waiting list.

This is a charity home rather than a commercial nursing home, and historically the model elsewhere in the congregation has been to admit low-income elderly people aged 65 and older regardless of nationality or religion, supported by donations rather than full fees. Families considering it should phone ahead to confirm current admission criteria, whether a means test applies, what donation or contribution is expected, current waiting list length, and the level of nursing care provided (the home is not pitched as a high-acuity medical facility). Ask how dementia, mobility loss and end-of-life care are handled, and whether residents transfer out if their needs exceed what the sisters can provide.

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