Thai govt ramps up long-term care for elderly

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Govt ramps up long-term care for elderly
By Chularat Saengpassa
The Nation

 

 

BANGKOK: -- OF ABOUT 1.3 million housebound and bed-bound elderly people, just a little over 10 per cent have received long-term care services from the state.

 

This year, the government has approved a budget of Bt900 million to deliver services to 150,000 elderly dependents. 

 

Although the long-term care (LTC) services are far from extensive, the project marks a step forward for elderly care at the time when Thailand is becoming a full-fledged ageing society. 

 

An “ageing society” refers to a country in which at least 10 per cent of the population are over 60 years of age. As of last year, 14 per cent, or 10.67 million, Thais were elderly. 

 

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[Get Real]

It´s a shame that the old people have to suffer like this. Here they need to speed up the process and handing out the money, so the services are there for them.

[jerojero]

Keep on buying submarines, Elites. To H with the country's elderly citizens. Wonderful priority from those Leaders claiming to be Buddhist.

[ezzra]

 

What's use is there for the elderly now? they have served their purpose and

now they just should fade away, while the government blows billions on

feverous schemes like cheap cars, guaranteed inflated rice  price that most

of it end up and rotten rice, freebees here and there, there's nothing left for the

people who build this country....

[Tarteso]

Yes, as you say, nothing left for the people who build this country. My girlfriend's grandparents, get a pension of 500 Baht/month after work all theirr life's. This is indicative of the level of backwardness in the social security sistem.

[soalbundy]

By its very nature, care fro the elderly is never long term

[elgordo38]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

This year, the government has approved a budget of Bt900 million to deliver services to 150,000 elderly dependents. 

What about the other 1.15 million??? Ramps up another lovable superlative. 10% receive help go hide your head in the sand.