I wondered if anyone where has any experience putting an elderly relative who requires full-time nursing care in a home in the Chiang Mai area.  I’m particularly interested in costs and your opinions about the quality of care.  Let's assume that it's for a patient who has gotten to the point that they can bath themselves nor go to the bathroom alone anymore.

Another option is to hire a retired nurse as a full-time live-in carer, I understand 10K - 15K baht/month is the going rate.

There was an article  about Chang mai care homes in the UK press recently

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10404681/Would-send-loved-one-live-care-home-6-000-miles-away-Thailand.html

It's a very good idea and not so expensive

Edited May 16, 20224 yr by The Hammer2021

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What kind of visa this elderly person would need,retirement or could he/she get a dependant visa because farang son has a Non O visa here or some kind of medical visa?

The Lalisa care home is very nice and not that expensive.

Prices starting at 17kbht/month for a shared room.

https://www.facebook.com/baannlalisa

 

Edited May 17, 20224 yr by BritManToo

https://mckean.or.th/

McKean Senior Center;  McKean Institute for the Elderly.

Located in the Chiang Mai area.

A friend lived there for a number of years and found it excellent. I recall the costs were reasonable. They have it all, Assisted living, Senior care, Hospital and a Crematorium.

Worth checking out.

 

 

45 minutes ago, kokopelli said:

https://mckean.or.th/

McKean Senior Center;  McKean Institute for the Elderly.

Located in the Chiang Mai area.

A friend lived there for a number of years and found it excellent. I recall the costs were reasonable. They have it all, Assisted living, Senior care, Hospital and a Crematorium.

Worth checking out.

 

 

Your information may not be 100% correct but they have a palliative section, rehab and elderly care but that section was (is) mostly for ex patient who had no relatives to go back to and stayed in at Mckean after treatment. To my knowledge they have no crematorium at the centre but a couple within 1 km as well as a cemetery. A really nice place to rehab or preparing your last trip. Due to Covid you better make an appointment now to enter the area.

45 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

Your information may not be 100% correct but they have a palliative section, rehab and elderly care but that section was (is) mostly for ex patient who had no relatives to go back to and stayed in at Mckean after treatment. To my knowledge they have no crematorium at the centre but a couple within 1 km as well as a cemetery. A really nice place to rehab or preparing your last trip. Due to Covid you better make an appointment now to enter the area.

A crematorium would be the last thing I wanted!

1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:

A crematorium would be the last thing I wanted!

You can always donate your body to science, changed my mind about cremation as well.

 

4 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

You can always donate your body to science, changed my mind about cremation as well.

 

Er I meant having one nearby, in plain sight on the  grounds. But probably quite literally it will be the last thing I want!

13 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

There was an article  about Chang mai care homes in the UK press recently

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10404681/Would-send-loved-one-live-care-home-6-000-miles-away-Thailand.html

It's a very good idea and not so expensive

The link to that care home is here....  https://www.careresortchiangmai.com/

 

That looks okay, where do I sign up? ????????

 

 

Here's a program about some care homes in Chiang Mai:

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/101-east/2020/5/1/thailands-last-resort

4 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

A crematorium would be the last thing I wanted!

A crematorium is the last thing for all of us. Rereading their website it says they provide cremation services. My friend who lived there told me about the cremation service however he has died and has been cremated so can't call him to confirm the details.

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/

On 5/17/2022 at 10:12 AM, SomchaiCNX said:

To my knowledge they have no crematorium at the centre ...

Yes, there is a crematorium on-site.  I have attended a cremation service there.

On 5/18/2022 at 4:01 PM, Pronto2 said:

Yes, there is a crematorium on-site.  I have attended a cremation service there.

Yes, there definitely is a crematorium on-site at McKean.  They can put together a nice, inexpensive memorial service.  Some of the residents like to attend the services for their friends and make plans for their future services.  It may seem morbid, but when you reach the point that you know this is coming, it's comforting to know your wishes will be fulfilled.

 

The staff at McKean has a very good relationship with the local authorities and can help the family sort the situation with documents, repatriation of remains, etc.  And, as mentioned, there are full-time doctors on staff, not just nurses, and their palliative care is excellent.  In fact, one of the assisted living centers, not mentioned, Vivo Bene, transfers their residents, with their own caregivers, to McKean at end-of-life because of the good end-of-care at McKean.  

 

And yes, because of Covid, call to make an appointment to visit.