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งานประชุมวิชาการรัฐประศาสนศาสตร์ระดับชาติ ครั้งที่ ๑๐/๒๕๖๓

Quality of life of the elderly: Situations and Social welfare approach in Thailand under
Social Change

Nipapan Jensantikul

Khon Kaen University
Email address: nipajen@kku.ac.th

ABSTRACT

The objectives of academic article were to present the situation of the elderly in
Thailand, and to present guidelines for appropriate welfare for the elderly to improve the
quality of life. By studying used data from academic documents and content analysis. The
analysis shows that 1. The situation of the elderly in Thailand tends to increase every year.
The problems related to the elderly, namely 1) the system and forms of social welfare for

the elderly have limited scope 2) problems from receiving less compensation 3) the policy
characteristics of the elderly lacking integration and the lack of continuity in the
implementation of the policy. 4) The majority of the elderly lack awareness and lack of

understanding of their rights. 2. Welfare guidelines for improving the quality of life of the
elderly found that 1) There should be a specific unit that is responsible for the elderly. 2)The
welfare for the elderly should cover politeness and good hygiene, having a good education,
having residence, employment, income and welfare, stability of income, recreation and

general social services. 3) The government should provide assistance to organizations that
employ the elderly. 4) The law on welfare systems for the elderly should review and improve.

Keyword: Quality of life, Elderly, Development
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