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The large working-age population in Thailand
Migrate for Economic Opportunity
both for education and career
Many migrate from their families to work alone in their destination.
Some people create families in their new homestead.
Some aim to earn money to send back to their families in their former hometowns where their parents and relatives live. Others are fortunate enough to work near where they live so they don't have to move far from home.
when passing through the working age until reaching retirement age
They or the new generation in this era must prepare themselves for housing.
Most of which have clear goals.
and hope will come true
must plan and prepare in advance
After Thailand has become a completely aging society.
There are more than 20% of the population aged 60 and over, but working-age people tend not to have children for several reasons that leaders and policymakers should understand.
They may lack a caregiver when they are elderly whose bodies have deteriorated to the point where they are unable to care for themselves.
Welfare for the elderly
It became the hope that this group of working-age people wanted to rely on.
The state should therefore prepare to provide adequate shelters and caregivers.
to be accessible
at the rate that can be paid
so that all citizens can live with dignity until the end of their lives
hope of working people
When you get old, who will you be with, where will you go?
At the end of 2021, the Institute for Population and Social Research
Mahidol University
Have surveyed the expected housing needs when entering the elderly.
In a research project titled “Expectations, planning and preparation of the working population of different generations
and the pattern of living towards life in the elderly” found that most of the 1,734 respondents wanted to live in the same place 56.1% followed by wanting to live in a new place of their own or family members 19.4%
Another 13.8% want to migrate to another country 5.7% want to live in a residence or community built for the elderly (Senior Complex) 2.7% want to move back and forth to their original domicile or hometown 1.3% want to go to a meditation retreat or temple and 1.0% want to go to a home for the elderly
“Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chongchit Rittirong” Deputy Director of Curriculum Quality Development
Institute for Population and Social Research
Mahidol University
It stated that similar data were collected on housing with the working age group aged 18-59 in two questions: 1. Physical 2. Who will live with and where will I go?
Most said they would stay at the same place.
Followed by wanting to live in their own new place or with family members.
That means the approach has been planned.
when being an elderly person
Including immigration back to domicile
It is another trend that the working age or the new generation will return to live in the same place.
“Wanting to live somewhere else, 8.6% expect them to be taken care of by shelters and nursing homes. It's interesting why you don't want to stay at home. Because he thought that if he went to live with someone, no one would want to be with him. and want to rely on people to take care of themselves more Or if there is no caretaker, it's okay. But the lack of care is worrisome. Gen X and Gen Y, in particular, are expected to live more alone as they age. And now Gen X people are gradually entering the elderly age. Expect to be alone up to 23%, which is worrisome.”
Women want to be alone the most.
when entering the old age
When broken down by gender, 60.9% of women expected to live alone.
And if separated by age, it was found that 68.4% of Gen Z women were expected to live alone, followed by 66.7% of Gen X women, followed by 52.4% of Gen Y women.
It was found that 60.9% of women expect to be alone when they reach old age.
While LGBTQ people, 16.1% of Gen Y and 12.8% of Gen Z have an increasing proportion of them staying alone.
“Gen Y and Z are expected to live alone. because he didn't expect to get married make me want to be alone And being alone is definitely worrisome. Because when the body begins to deteriorate When that day comes, who will take care? Causing a preparation process to expect to be in a comprehensive elderly place or Senior Complex with doctors and nurses taking care of There are activities to do or Gen Z. Some people feel that these days are not like the old days. I want to be in the place which can make life easier Because technology has developed very far. I feel this option works great. Just have enough money, even if you don't have children, you don't have a family.”
The housing issue involves financial aspects.
If giving advice, must buy a house before buying a car.
which some people can and some cannot.
Must start collecting money at working age
Invest money to make more money
Therefore, plan for spending when being an elderly person.
Money is important to the end of life
Need to improve the address to not slip and fall
In addition, it must be admitted that money is another matter.
But the residence of the elderly must be appropriate.
Do not slip and fall until you have to be stuck in bed.
or died
There must be a handrail to go up the stairs.
There is an architectural adjustment.
which we cannot risk
Must plan and be aware of the preparation before the retirement age.
In addition, there is no euthanasia law in Thailand.
To end one's life out of suffering
In the event that some people expect to go to a temple or place of meditation
Expected to intend to practice Dharma at the end of his life
as preparation before death
or for another reason, there may be part of the hope to rely on the temple
for people to take care of
I don't want food.
but with being a temple, there are monks
which is male
causing some people to ordain as monks for people to take care of
or taken to the hospital
which is different from women can not do
In the case of alternative sex
It is worrisome when entering the elderly age because they have been working too hard on their bodies for a long time.
As with many normal genders, it depends on the individual.
but alternative gender
There are restrictions on creating a family.
make them aware of preparation and planning as much as possible
Another group that wants to move abroad
From the focus, it was found that the late Gen Y and Gen Z are likely to be the group that wants to try and find opportunities by saving money abroad.
because of seeing relatives in foreign countries
But it's just the hope that I want to go to a country with good welfare.
and have a way to earn money
Gen Z wants to live in a comprehensive care facility for the elderly
in preparing the housing for each age group
Or that the new generation wants to go to a place for the elderly, integrated or Senior Complex, which in policy issues according to the presentation of the Institute for Population and Social Research
Mahidol University
There must be someone to take care of between the public or private sectors.
and concluded that both public and private sectors
must be taken care of together
because the state may not have enough power to take care of
will have to rely on the private sector
in building housing for the elderly
in accordance with the needs
If the private sector operates alone
it will be expensive
Makes people inaccessible and the government may have to support
Supporting various services in the Senior Complex
“I believe that the demand for housing for the elderly in the future will definitely change Especially 15% of Gen Z want to live in the Senior Complex. The government must study the needs of people in each generation. To plan ahead in the next 10 years or 20 years in order to meet the needs. and everyone can pay Because now Gen X is an aging population. Most of them want to stay in the same place. If staying safe should have to survey the area in the house to be able to live Don't let these elderly people fall. accident and not create a burden on the family in taking care of the cost of treatment, which is a lot compared to investing in improving the housing properly.”
Author : Purnima