Bangkok Aging Society

Mrs.Wantanee Wattana Director-General of Department of Health Metropolitan Administration

Bangkok : Demography

Bangkok: the “Heaven City”

•Approx. 10 million inhabitants Bangkok

•50 administrative districts Chao Praya River •Area : 1,568 Km2

Gulf of

2 Aging Population of Bangkok

2,225,519 Percent 2,225,519 24.7 23.0

18.7 765,974 Survey 15.0 13.9 Registered 464,567 12.5 12.1 10.2 10.8 8.8 Estimated

9.6

504,489 800,035

2000 2005 2010 2012 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035 Elderly Quality of Life Bangkok Development Plan Strategy 1 Strategy on the elderly promotion and development

Charoenkrung Klang Hospital Faculty of Medicine Pracharak Vajira Hospital Hospital

Luangpor. H. Vechakarunrus H. Ladkrabang H. Ratchapipat Hospital

Sirinthorn Hospital 68 Public Health center Quality Elderly Clinic in BMA Hospital Bang Khun Tian Geriatric Hospital Public Health Center

• 68 Health Centers in 50 Districts • 4 Dimension of Services : Curative Care Service Health Promotion Prevention and Control of Diseases Rehabilitation

Health promotion for Elderly

• Health Promotion • Physical Therapy • Health Screening • Rehabilitation Center • Elderly Club

Elderly Health Promotion Center Health Check up for the elderly Home Visit and Home Health Care Rehabilitation by Alternative Medicine Center of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation for elderly

Physical Therapy Clinic, Public Health Center Vocational training Activities in Elderly Club In Public Health Center and Community Activities in Elderly Club In BMA Hospital Promote value and dignity of the elderly Promote and develop knowledge of the elderly Strategy 2 Strategy on the social safeguards for the elderly. Living allowance for the elderly

BTS Service for the elderly Taxi service for the elderly Universal Architecture for Elderly People Fast tract service Elderly toilets Long Term Care Hospital Nursing Home Subacute care Residential Home

Public Health Center Home and Intermediate Care Community 29 Elderly Dependence Social Financial Environment

Area Base Medical Hospital & Public Health Center Nursing Home Ban Bang Khae Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons Institutional Care Special Care Unit Agenda Base

-- Home Care --- Chronic Care Model --- Rehabilitation BMA --- Intermediate Support by --- Sub Acute Long-Term Care --- Hospital Care community --- Care giver Item Base -- Home Health Care -Dementia -- Home Nursing Services -Depress -Stroke -- Intermediate Care -Cataract -- Care giver -Dental -Oral Health Care giver training Care giver set

Strategy 3 Strategy on readiness preparation of the people for their quality aging

Website “Old is Young in BKK”

prepare the children and working- age population to the elderly Strategy 4 Strategy on management of developing elderly integration of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and developing personnel for the elderly

Strategy 4 : Strategy on management of developing elderly integration of BMA and developing personnel for the elderly

Strategy 5 Strategy on processing, developing and disseminating knowledge on the elderly and the monitoring of implementation of the Elderly Bangkok plan

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