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There been many previous discussion threads on this topic - mostly quite interesting.

I looked into the topic a few years back when I was considering bringing my elderly mother here to live (which didn't ever happen). I looked at a few places in/near Chiang Mai.

One place sticks in my mind (name forgotten, sorry) but my first impression was quite positive. Then I went into serious review mode and would subsequently describe it as a place designed and built by someone who has only seen fancy magazine articles on western aged care home, but had never worked in one. So caution here, folks.

Things like slip or trip hazards, switches that couldn't be reached, steps instead of ramps, etc, etc. Someone in a wheelchair for example, would simply not have been able to get around the facility. Someone with dementia could just walk out of the facility and down the road, etc etc.

Maybe in a few years time they will get it right ... and then it could be fantastic

Interested to see this as I am now going through this process in Brisbane, Australia. It is much more drawn out and time consuming than what I had imagined, and I have four more appointments before I'm finished. Note that some steps have to have 2-3 months pauses to allow for healing. The price is higher than the prices noted in this thread (in CNX), but not vastly more. (NB: I have basic gov't medical called Medicare, but not private health insurance). The order of appointments is roughly as follows:

1. Consultation and check-over to confirm implant is possible/suitable (and get xray/scan)

2. Removal of tooth that can't be repaired

3. Check that tooth extraction has healed well and get first check over by the guy who will build the new tooth

4. Drill jaw and install titanium fitting

5. Get xray/scan to ensure all is good with jaw healing (density ok and no infection)

6/7. One doc builds the tooth and the other one installs it

8. Final check of the job to make sure no problems

Hi. I looked into this issue a bit a while back, before my mum passed away. Here is one item I wrote, with a couple more in my blog. Anyway, with any luck there might be something useful there

https://www.aust-thai.com/blog/uncategorized/government-to-further-impinge-on-the-rights-of-pensioners-to-travel-or-live-overseas/

Interesting to see several people who only needed one eye treated, like myself. In my case they suggested that the second eye would probably need doing within 2-3 years. More than 10 years later I think that eye is actually better than it was, rather than worse (?)

No-one has said anything about related pain/discomfort. Relax, because unless I got off lucky then there is virtually none. In fact I found the twilight anesthesia to be not unpleasant at all ... akin to lying on your back on a raft whilst floating down a river. 

Interesting topic. I looked into it a bit and wrote some papers about it a while ago - here is one of them:

https://www.aust-thai.com/blog/uncategorized/government-to-further-impinge-on-the-rights-of-pensioners-to-travel-or-live-overseas/

Some interesting comments in this thread already. Fascinating how people's view of a place changes and some then move on - hopefully to a more fulfilling alternative. Would be interested to hear where people successfully move on to after Chiang Mai (and which places worked or didn't work) and if there are any common trends. 

I'm most likely to move back to CNX when my current life chapter concludes, and it will be interesting to see how I find the place now. Where I currently live is the sort of place that many dream of moving to (think touristy tropical resort setting). Yet so many who move here become disillusioned and often separated/divorced. So many arrive thinking that they will stay here forever - that life will be different/better - but then only last a few years (for one or more fairly common reasons).

Hey, good luck with the book hunt. Is it worth looking in the Suriwong Book Centre? I wrote one on the same/similar topic ... https://silkwormbooks.com/products/your-investment-guide-to-thailand

Thanks Des, Yes I found that website and emailed them before I posted here.

Unsurprisingly ... I didn't get any reply. It's reassuring how some things never change.

But I'm still no closer to finding this guy. It was a good BBQ too. I did sausage sizzles and I had lamingtons with cream for sale for dessert. It was a breakfast of champions

Hi guys/gals

This is a long-shot but I'll give it a go anyway. A bit over 10 years ago there was a farang guy who ran a BBQ shop in CNX. It could have been Barbeques Galore or BBQ Thai - something like that. I met him as I wanted to borrow a BBQ to have a stall at one of those Chiang Mai CityLife magazine annual markets. Anyway he kindly lent me one which I collected from his home near Wat Umong (?). Anyway I wanted to have a chat to him about something but can't find any contact details. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance if you can. (PS: I'd also be interested to hear about available real estate in the Wat Umong general area.)

On 3/13/2020 at 11:58 AM, Sheryl said:

Nurse who is a dual citizen is going to be very hard to find here. More chance in Oz itself....because most Thai nurses with Australian citizenship will be working in Ox already. But in that case it will cost you not much less than an Australian nurse.

 

You likely do not need a professional nurse at all but rather a nurse's aid/home health aid. The only reason to seek a nurse would be if your Mom required skilled nursing care - IVs, tube feedings etc.

Noted with thanks. I was actually hoping that one or more Thaivisa members might have a friend back in Oz who might be interested in such a position or who knew someone there that was. Anyway I will keep hunting.

15 hours ago, Sheryl said:

How on earth are you going to arrange the visa?

 

A better option might be to find a Filipina nurse already in Oz.

Hi. Ideally I'm seeking a dual citizen - there's quite a few about. But again, it is a long-shot … especially as we are not situated in a major city.

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I would suggest PM'ing Sheryl. She may have contacts in Thai hospitals. As I understand it, nurses in Thailand are compulsorily retired at age 45 each September.

Noted with thanks. Yes, Sheryl is a terrific resource at Thaivisa, but I don't think she'll need beckoning. In fact I expect she'll be here in … 3-2-1

2 hours ago, JWRC said:

Have you tried placing an Ad on Gumtree Australia? Another option would be Seek.com. Gumtree seems to be where everyone goes for anything these days. Good Luck

Hi. I dipped a toe into one of the local social media options, and did get a couple of responses. But not exactly a fabulous first impression … e.g. having "worked in an aged place once for a few months". We really need someone good, if not downright 'great'.

Good morning everyone. This post is an off-shoot from another that I recently responded to in the Chiang Mai forum.

We were planning to move back to Chiang Mai with my very elderly mother, but this has been delayed for various reasons.

I'm now exploring in-home care options, probably for the remainder of this year. As a result I would appreciate hearing from anyone (via this thread or private messaging) who knows of a kindly & suitably qualified/experienced Thai lady who can work Australia and who might be interested in an opportunity to do so asap. Our family is busy with work, study and all the rest, hence we need help. Oh, and we're based in a central Queensland coastal tourist town. I've tried some Australian nursing agencies and even the Thai consulate in Brisbane, but no luck so far.

As yes I know this is a long-shot, but thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Most interested to read comments in this thread thus far. We were planning to move back to Chiang Mai and bring my elderly mother with us. The Australian real estate market, amongst other issues, has thrown a spanner in the works as we must sell our house here first. In the meantime stuck here and exploring (viable) options for in-home care. It's a long shot, but does anyone here know of a kind Thai lady with nursing and/or aged care experience who can legally work in Australia?

Hi Folks, Trying to organise some help for a friend. Found this thread and saw mention of a Dr Jumlong. The thread said he was at Sripat, but this other mention online suggests that he might have moved to Ram: http://www.chiangmairam.com/NEW%20CMR/Physician%20Eng/PsychiatryEng%20.html. Can anyone confirm this and provide any more detail about the doc in question? (either via posting or pm)

I want to try to find the best available professional in order to maximise the chance that the fellow I'm trying to help (who is Thai btw) will see the value of therapy and stick with it.

This news may be of interest to readers of this thread: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/01/21/how-do-you-say-calories-in-thai-nutrition-app-reads-thai-food-barcodes-wins-hackathon?cid=EAP_NLThailandEN_P_EXT

Hi, Take a look at http://dfat.gov.au/dept/consular/issues.html. The deadline for submissions is the end of this month.

Miow <bump> Anyone?

Hmm. Not sure whether to whack this here or in the home building sub-forum. My Thai MIL, who has inherited our cat, is just completing a new house. Puss has the run of the old place but won't in the new one - understandable given that the dear old thing sprays a bit of wee from time to time (the cat that is).

Anyway I need to get someone who can make a smart looking largish cat enclosure to be built abutting the wall of the house, possibly with a pet door through into the house and an external human-sized door to allow access to litter tray etc. I have a design in mind and pics of something suitable. The location is San sai. If you can suggest someone then please respond via posting or pm. Many thanks. CMB

There were one or two substantial discussion threads about a similar situation that occurred in Phuket a couple of years ago. It's worth spending to time to try the Thaivisa forum search to find that/those thread/s. Maybe try "Phuket condo deportation" or terms like that. If you can't find it then I will trawl my old records as I think I made a note of it somewhere.

<snip>But generally speaking, you will find more fat children in private schools than from government schools. Wealthier parents have more money, so they kids are fed more, and may have more western tastes too. I think Thais still cherish their chubby little Thai-Chinese kids! In contrast, some very poor families exist on rice and fish sauce. They are not fat but are certainly malnourished.

My understanding is that research suggests that the incidence of overweight in Thailand began as an urban/richer demographic phenomenon, but then increasingly has spread into other segments including rural/poorer people. I have listed some of that research at the end of my paper, which I provided a link to in an earlier post ... to save you scrolling it's at www.burning-bison.com/obesity.htm

good article, thanks for sharing

My friend just sent me this article. Very interesting:

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_24816122/dementia-care-is-cheaper-thailand-is-it-also

<snip> Plenty of socialistic western countries that would like the idea to save cost.<snip>

You would think so, but instead some at least seem to be taking a very narrow short-term view and actually penalising their citizens who opt to spend time overseas ... at least those who draw a pension anyway.

Read for example the thaivisa thread on australian aged pensions. Ditto for the UK. The Government's forget the logic and focus instead on the newspaper articles about pensioners living in foreign paradise at taxpayers expense angle. This paper talks about that trend from the Aussie perspective.

PS: I also just saw this related article http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/world-braces-for-retirement-crisis/story-e6frfm9r-1226791660815