Tourasian.com — — Exorbitant Cost of Alzheimer Care
When you consider what it costs to provide full-time care to a family member with Alzheimer’s or other dementia, it’s easy to see why some families are considering options such as assisted living care centers on the opposite side of the globe.
US average cost of residential or nursing care in the UK ranges from $3,600 to more than $5,000 per month. In Switzerland, the price tag’s even higher at $5,000 to $10,000 per month. The exception seems to be Thailand. Thai traditionally regard the elderly with great respect and understand the importance of their work for improving the quality of life of person with Alzheimer and their families. Thailand retirement in Asia Care cost on their Pattaya assisted living complex between $1900 and $3900 a month — compared with an average monthly bill between $6900 to $15000 for a private room in a skilled nursing US facility.
Thailand Retirement : Why family must consider options outside of their own national borders.
When considering whether or not to place a loved one in a assisted living care center far from home, the saddest part for the family is often leaving their loved one behind, not necessarily knowing if he or she is aware of what’s happening or feels abandoned. This is, of course, a very personal decision with multiple factors weighing differently in every situation, and each patient is different. The majority of Alzheimer patients placed far away from home is in the most advanced stages of the disease. Experts report, while many people with early Alzheimer would find it difficult to adjust to a foreign community where they’re separated from their families, many in advanced stages adjust surprisingly well to a place with good care, because they “live in a world of earlier memories.”
Continued efforts should be made at improving the quality of life and quality of care for people living with dementia, and this requires this type of “outside the box” thinking. Studies show that loneliness as opposed to living alone is linked to the onset of Alzheimer’s, as well as emotional stress. Alzheimer’s sufferers need to be occupied and stimulated, or else they will get anxious, nervous and depressed.” Many Alzheimer’s sufferers are likely to experience other health problems due to their age, such as back pain, diabetes, arthritis, and increasingly common mental health issues like anxiety and stress. It’s not surprising that families fear the image of frosty, pill-pushing care centers, often perpetuated by tear-jerking movies
Other people are afraid of more than just loneliness: the abuse and maltreatment of elders has been increasingly highlighted in the media in the last decade. The American Psychological Association estimates that four million elderly Americans are victims of some form of abuse, whether they are living in private homes or retirement facilities. The World Health Organization, which has been drawing international attention to the issue since 2002, predicts that worldwide elder maltreatment will increase as populations continue ageing. By 2025, the amount of people aged 60 and over is expected to reach a staggering 1.2 billion. In the United States, it’s set to cost 203 billion dollars this year alone.
This is where Asia Care provide Thailand Retirement in affordable and personalized adult-care retirement house set in the idyllic mountainous regions and sandy beach area near Pattaya. Despite the development of retirement house in Thailand in recent years, elder care around the world still largely takes place in private house but as our societies develop, and especially as more women work outside the house and children spend more time gaining education, a glaring need for outside elder care is emerging.
While Thailand has been classified as “an ageing society” since 2005, Thai people still have a ways to go before their demand rises above the few assisted living and retirement complex in especially since symptoms of Alzheimer’s are often viewed as normal behavior for the elderly, such as forgetfulness, frailty or difficulty performing tasks. Also, Thailand’s overall death rate for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia is quite low (about 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people), whereas countries with highly developed economies, infrastructures and standards of living are seeing a rise in deaths from dementia-related diseases, therefore increasing demand for care such Pattaya assisted living who offer high standard infrastructure and professional services. The property near Pattaya is perfect for people who want spend their retirement in Thailand.
Retirement in Thailand is cheap and the assisted living in Pattaya offer top notch services and facilities to ensure your loved one will have personal services who cannot be offered in equivalent prices anywhere else. Contact http://www.thailandassisted living.com for information.
Age Watch Index 2013 (which ranks countries based on factors regarding the elderly, namely: income security, health status, employment/education and enabling environment) ranked Thailand an encouraging 42 out of 91 countries, beating fellow ASEAN members including the Philippines and Vietnam, as well as other more developed countries like South Korea.
