These conditions have prompted Thailand to
raise awareness and preparations for the care of the
older person population group. Health facilities in the
public sector play an important role in health system
to provide health services with good accessibility and
coverage to the people in all localities7. The government
is improving public health service systems for
better quality and efficiency by upgrading health
centers to be sub-district health promoting hospitals
(SHPH),in order to convert defensive healthcare
service to aggressive operations emphasizing health
promotion, health risk factor management, disease
control and prevention at the individual, family and
community levels with diagnosis, preliminary treatments,
rehabilitation, home health care, follow-up on
treatment outcomes, refers in the system, coordination
of necessary resources and empowerment of the
public, communities, local administrations and related
government and private parties to strongly participate
in SHPH operations. Therefore, healthcare service for
older persons of SHPH emphasizes in health promotion
by enabling the older to perform daily activities
as much as possible, enhance individual capacities,
access to service systems and decreasing disabilities
with the prevention and promotion of psychological,
social and spiritual wholeness while building security
in life, perceived self-value and pride leading to good
quality of life for older persons8.