If your mother or father is alone at home most weekdays but doesn't need to move into a care home, day care is the step in between.
They spend the day at a centre, with meals, activities and a care team, and sleep in their own bed at night.
What elderly day care is
Elderly day care, also called adult day care or senior day care, is a weekday programme for older adults who still live at home. Your parent arrives in the morning, spends the day with other members and a care team, eats there, and goes home in the evening.
That is the difference from a care home, where the person lives on site and has help through the night. Our guide to the three kinds of care in Kuching sets day care beside independent living and assisted living.
Who it suits
Day care suits a parent who is safe at home at night but spends too much of the day alone.
It usually fits when- you work, travel for work, or are caring for someone else as well;
- a routine, some daily movement and company would help;
- your parent wants to get used to being around other people before thinking about a move.
What a day looks like
The Clubhouse, on level 3 of Wisma Elica, follows the same timetable every weekday.
- 8.00BreakfastFrom the halal kitchen, with a blood pressure and blood sugar check
- MorningExercise, then an ice-breakerGentle group movement, then a themed game
- Late morningA self-paced taskSomething each member can manage
- 12.00Lunch togetherA full meal at the shared table
- AfternoonPlay or restMusic, games and company, or the quiet recliner lounge
- 3.00Afternoon teaHalf an hour, until 3.30
- 6.00Home timeEveryone heads home for the evening
Source: The Clubhouse membership guide, Care Collective, August 2026; carecollective.my/clubhouse
Breakfast runs from 8 to 9am, with a blood pressure and blood sugar check to start the day. Gentle group exercise follows, then an ice-breaker game and a task each member does at their own pace. Lunch is from 12 to 1pm at a shared table. The afternoon is music, games and company, or a rest in the quiet recliner lounge, with tea from 3 to 3.30pm. At six, everyone goes home.
Caregivers are with members all day, and nurses are in the building. The team adjusts the pace, difficulty and grouping each day, so a member who tires easily can do less and still take part.
A week at the Clubhouse
The ice-breaker and the afternoon game change each day.
Source: The Clubhouse membership guide, Care Collective, August 2026
Every day opens with morning exercise. The ice-breaker that follows is sharing memories on Monday, charades on Tuesday, Sarawak songs on Wednesday, board games on Thursday and bingo on Friday. The afternoon games, Monday to Friday, are whisper chain, paper cup bowling, line dance, group ball toss and balloon volleyball. Across a month the activities rotate through memory games, word searches and sudoku, scrapbooking and flower arranging, karaoke and sing-alongs, and show and tell. Sarawak Day, Merdeka, Maulidur Rasul and the festivals members celebrate each get themed activities and a shared meal.
Half day or full day, and what it costs
The Clubhouse has two memberships, both Monday to Friday except public holidays.
Five hours: 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm
Ten hours: 8am to 6pm
Source: The Clubhouse membership guide, Care Collective, August 2026; carecollective.my/clubhouse
- Flexible Hour
- A half day, 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 6pm, with two meals and the morning or afternoon programme.
- Full Day
- The whole day, 8am to 6pm, with breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, and an afternoon rest in the recliner lounge.
Full Day starts at RM2,500 a month. Ask for the Flexible Hour rate when you enquire. Each rate depends on how long the membership runs and how much support your parent needs. You pay the fees before the first day.
The Clubhouse does not run its own transport. The team can book a Grab to and from Wisma Elica, paid by the family.
When more help is needed
Some members need hands-on help as well as company. The Clubhouse's Personal Care Support add-on gives them personal help with meals, bathing, grooming, toileting and moving around, while they stay in the lounge with everyone else. It also covers supervision, medication reminders and health checks.
The add-on brings more caregivers per member and a set daily programme of memory games, familiar songs and photos to talk over, movement and crafts. The team adds it only when the basic assessment shows your parent needs it. Physiotherapy and rehabilitation are also available in the building, and the team talks through care plans when you enquire.
How joining works
- 1Visit or ask
Book a tour, or ask on WhatsApp.
- 2Basic assessment
To make sure the membership suits your parent.
- 3Trial
Your parent spends a member's day: breakfast, the morning programme, lunch, a rest.
- 4Paperwork
A recent medical report and the enrolment pack. The team helps.
- 5Place confirmed
Once the pack is in, as places are limited.
- 6First day
You pay the fees in advance.
Source: The Clubhouse membership guide, Care Collective, August 2026
Book a tour or ask on WhatsApp. A basic assessment comes next, so the membership fits the person, and then your parent comes for a trial. Before the first day the Clubhouse needs a recent medical report and a completed enrolment pack, and the team helps you fill it in. Places are limited by how many members each caregiver looks after, and the Clubhouse confirms your place once the pack is in.
Questions to ask any day care centre
Take these to every centre you visit.
On the visit, ask- Can we see your current JKM registration? Our guide to choosing a care home explains how registration and licences work.
- Who is with members during the day, and is a nurse in the building?
- What happens if my parent feels unwell, and who calls me?
- Are the meals halal, and can they follow a special diet?
- Is transport offered, and what does it cost?
- Which days are you closed?
- How will you tell me how the day went?
- Can my parent try a day before we commit?
Common questions
What is elderly day care?
A weekday programme where an older adult spends the day at a centre and goes home at night. Members get meals, activities and a care team during the day. It suits people who manage at home but spend long hours alone.
How much does elderly day care cost in Kuching?
At the Clubhouse, Full Day membership starts at RM2,500 a month. Ask for the half-day Flexible Hour rate when you enquire. The final rate depends on how long the membership runs and how much support your parent needs. Other centres set their own prices, so ask each one what the fee includes: meals, caregivers, activities and transport.
Is day care the same as a nursing home?
No. With day care, your parent goes home every evening. A care home (what most places in Kuching mean by a nursing home) is where someone lives, with help through the night. Our guide to nursing homes in Kuching compares the settings.
What hours does day care run?
The Clubhouse runs 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Flexible Hour (half-day) members come from 8am to 1pm or from 1pm to 6pm. The Clubhouse is closed on public holidays.
Can my parent try it first?
Yes. Your parent can come for a trial before you join. A trial runs like a member's day: breakfast, the morning programme, lunch and a rest. Ask about the trial's length and cost when you enquire.
What do we need to join?
A basic assessment, a recent medical report and a completed enrolment pack. The assessment comes before the trial and makes sure the membership fits the person. Places are limited by how many members each caregiver looks after, and the Clubhouse confirms your place once the enrolment pack is in.
Come for a trial
During the trial your parent has breakfast, joins the morning programme, eats lunch with the members and rests in the quiet lounge. Collect them at six and ask what they thought. The basic assessment comes first, and the team arranges both. Message us on WhatsApp to arrange it, or see the Clubhouse first.
Arrange a trial on WhatsAppSources
All checked on 5 October 2026.
- Care Collective: the Clubhouse (hours, published starting price, halal kitchen, daily health checks, nurses in the building, physiotherapy)
- Care Concierge marketing team, 5 October 2026 (trial, assessment order, transport)
- The Clubhouse membership guide, Care Collective, August 2026 (timetable, membership shapes, add-on, joining steps)