Residential care community for pensioner to encourage active aging society

The elderly has physical, mental, emotional, and social deterioration, causing most of the elderly to face three main problems: social, health and economic problems. But elderly people who plan well can overcome economic problems after retirement. They have the potential to choose life after retirement. The objective of this research aims to study the proportion and type of accommodation that the elderly who had their own saving truly needed and recommend accommodation models to promote a healthy society which is a multi-layered concept includes physical aspects, social, and cultural aspects of people's participation in the environment.

The processes of research study compile secondary data of the elderly, case studies of elderly accommodation, buying factors and accommodation problems for the elderly. Then field survey to find elderly community demand in Bangkok Metropolitan with questionnaires. The survey respondents mostly are married female, aged between 51-55 years old. Most respondents are employed by private sector with monthly income between 20,001-35,000 baht. Most respondents’ family size is single family with children, mostly sons. They have a self-reliant financial status, savings, and in good health. 14.5% of respondent, 263,407 people according to 2020 Department of Older Persons’ statistics, want to stay in an elderly house.

Type of accommodation mostly preferred by respondents is detached house, one bedroom apartment, single-storey townhome, and duplex house, respectively. Accommodation possession preference is leasing, with an average pre-occupancy lease fee of 140,744 baht and an average monthly services fee of 3,414 baht. The second possession preference is self-own with average sale price of 1,092,925 baht and an average monthly services fee of 5,340 baht. Facilities require in accommodation unit include air conditioning, television, and refrigerator. Each accommodation unit should include a living/television area, balcony, and pantry. Service features should be available in the elderly community including infirmary, hospital transfer, garden, and convenience store. Activities provided for residence to enjoy including hobbies and alms-making.