Providing quality health and long-term care
• Providing quality health care service for older persons: Thailand takes steps to ensure its older population improved access of healthcare services that meet the need and necessity of their physical condition better than previously, under the Health Security Project of the Ministry of Public Health. Such healthcare services are provided free of charge to all Thais of all ages, including the elderly, for the purpose of prevention, promotion, treatment, and rehabilitation. In this connection, the following actions are taken
(1) Arrangement of the green channel/fast lane for older persons to use medical services of the out-patients section of hospitals.
(2) Posting announcements and notifications that clearly explain the service use process and schedules therein to enable the elderly to understand and proceed accordingly.
(3) Establishment of elderly clinics in hospitals to provide services exclusively to the elderly.