On June 7, 2022, at 9:00 am, the President of the Sai Thai Subdistrict Administrative Organization, Mr Rab Ngafa, chaired the meeting of the sub-committee on the provision of public health services For the dependent elderly and other dependent persons (LTC). The Permanent Secretary of the Organization, Mr Aut Khaisaeng, has attended with the committee members and relevant officials.
Mr Rab Ngafa said that Sai Thai Subdistrict Administrative Organization with the National Health Security Office Implementing public health services for the elderly to create a project of individual care plans and support its expenses. Those with dependency include all populations and all age groups of the Quality of Life Development and Occupational Promotion Centre of the elderly in the community.
According to the 2020 mid-life population census, service units or places of 7 villages provided by public health or nursing staff, which included dependent elderly and other dependent persons and the patient under the care of Ban Sai Tai Health Promotion Hospital. According to the health screening of 1262 elderly have found that various health problems such as dementia, urinary incontinence, nutritional problems, vision problems, and risk of falling may lead to an increase in bedridden patients at home.
The Sai Thai Subdistrict Administrative Organization have realized the importance of such matters, therefore, cooperating with Ban Sai Thai Health Promoting Hospital to create a project that provides long-term care services for LTC dependent elderly. The project has requested a support budget from the Health Security Fund to achieve the objectives; the dependent elderly and other dependent persons in the area of ​​Tambon Sai Thai receive comprehensive and efficient public health services.
The Health Security Fund raised today to consider individual care plans and service fees (lump sum) per person per year. For the provision of public health services for the elderly with dependency and other persons with dependency Health Security Fund. Sai Thai Subdistrict Administrative Organization Fiscal Year 2022, help for 61 cases, supporting 6,000 baht for each, totalling 366,000 baht, to be used to support and care for the elderly.
The public health care benefits package covers all 7 villages; through health activities in the prevention of disease, health promotion, medical treatment and rehabilitation, the elders have complete health both physically, mentally and emotionally so that they can continue living with valuable and happy.
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