Retirement Resort Or Home Help

[antony77]

We need to move somewhere nearer a good hospital due to our ages. We live 4 hours from Bangkok

which is getting a bit too tiring for us to go there for check ups and treatment and even the nearest Hospital

in case of emergency is an hour away. The other problem is that our beautiful unspoiled beach is a bit quiet and getting live- in servants is impossible (they find it too boring). There are very few restaurants and we are tired of cooking. We think Phuket would be ideal because there is a good Hospital there. In fact a branch of the same hospital in Bangkok?

We do not want to buy property since we have no dependents. Ideally we want to rent a large bungalow in a resort, on or near the beach. We would not then not have to worry about servants since presumably the bungalow would be serviced by the resort and we could eat in the resort restaurant when we do not want to cook. We would want a bit of privacy and we would want to bring our two very small dogs .

Alternatively we could rent a bungalow where there are a lot of restaurants within walking distance but would then need to employ a live in maid. Are reliable live in maids available in Phuket? and how much would we need to pay them.

Which ever accommodation we decide on we can accept a one year lease. With the present state of the property market (rentals) we feel that we should be able to get a good deal. Even resorts give very good deal on a long term lease so that at least they are not empty during the off season.

Our budget could be up to 35,000 a month so anyone there in Phuket who can advise us. We do not want to use an estate agent especially a "Farang" one. We have been ripped off a couple of times by them when we sold our properties.

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[changnaam]

Are there any proper "retirement" villages in Thailand? That might be a market for the budding real estate developers.

Enclosed villages, with facilities on hand (maids, nurses) that cater for retired couples. Wheel chair ramps and a mini bus to take the guests to Tesco and for day trips would go down a treat.

I guess Hua Hin would be ideal for this kind of enterprise but does not have the medical facilities as far as I know.

Maybe most of the retirees here have their own "maid" but I thought there were a lot of couples that come here for the European winter??

[JusMe]

Are there any proper "retirement" villages in Thailand? That might be a market for the budding real estate developers.

Enclosed villages, with facilities on hand (maids, nurses) that cater for retired couples. Wheel chair ramps and a mini bus to take the guests to Tesco and for day trips would go down a treat.

I guess Hua Hin would be ideal for this kind of enterprise but does not have the medical facilities as far as I know.

Maybe most of the retirees here have their own "maid" but I thought there were a lot of couples that come here for the European winter??

I did hear of one of these up somewhere in the Chiang Mai area, but the cost seemed rather high, focused more on the richer Japanese retirees than many of the TV members. I wasn't interested so didn't pursue any information. Might be worth checking out.

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[tim armstrong]

I don't know about coastal places, but would expect them to be more expensive.

It maybe worth a look at Kanchanaburi, as it has a reasonable climate, good private hospitals, is cheap to live, closer to Bangkok,good restaurants, and has many retired farlang.

There are also many, many good resorts there, especially near the river Kwai, that may well come to an arrangement with you. Away from the tourist scene around the river Kwai, if you live there for a while, you will get to meet some interesting characters and see some great country.

[chiangmaibruce]

There have been 2-3 prior threads on this subject and I guess these could be found searching on terms like "retirement home, nursing home, retirement village" etc. I think the consensus was that there were very few of these facilities in Thailand at present. There were 1-2 that we actually like wards within hospitals. And yes there was one in Chiang Mai that consisted of about 10 cottages adjacent to a hospital ... Dok-Kaew Gardens - Assisted Living Facility:

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[jazzbo]

I would think one reason such long-term care facilities are not available is that too many of the would-be clientèle (as mentioned above) spend only the winter months in Thailand not year-round ... pretty difficult to operate on that basis ...

[chiangmaibruce]

I would think one reason such long-term care facilities are not available is that too many of the would-be clientèle (as mentioned above) spend only the winter months in Thailand not year-round ... pretty difficult to operate on that basis ...

... and another big factor of course is the Thai culture of keeping the old folks around the home right till the end .... which cuts out that part of the market (though this is now sadly also changing in Thailand)

[mrtoad]

I don't know about coastal places, but would expect them to be more expensive.

It maybe worth a look at Kanchanaburi, as it has a reasonable climate, good private hospitals, is cheap to live, closer to Bangkok,good restaurants, and has many retired farlang.

There are also many, many good resorts there, especially near the river Kwai, that may well come to an arrangement with you. Away from the tourist scene around the river Kwai, if you live there for a while, you will get to meet some interesting characters and see some great country.

Agreed that Kan is a good spot, has pretty much everything.

Just don't tell too many people yet, don'twant to ruin it.

[astral]

... and another big factor of course is the Thai culture of keeping the old folks around the home right till the end ....

My thought too.

[craigt3365]

In the BKK Post classified section, back page, is an article on a retirement village going up in Hua Hin called The Falls. It says there will be a nurse onsite and that the local hospital is building an annex there also. Sounds interesting...