Hi, We are considering moving to a Care Resort In Thailand and would appreciate the experiences of other who have made the move. Although I am 77 and have Parkinson's, I am the sole carer for my 80 year old husband who has Alzheimer's. Trying to get any support here is near impossible and the Care homes which I have look around are smelly, far from good and start at £2,000 per week per person. Here 24 hour care - 1 carer to 6 patients - start at £2,500 per week. I have been waiting for 10 weeks for financial assessment. Last year my husband had Pneumonia and was twice blue lighted to A&E, where in 24 hours they gave him one small cup of tea, none of his medications including the antibiotics which had been prescribed by the same department 36 hour earlier; no urine bottles or toileting facilities were available and they wanted to keep him in on a trolley in the corridor for at least another 3 days before they could carry out an assessment. I had him sent home where with a little help from our surgery I have been left to cope. A member of the Frailty team did visit but her only interest was trying to Bully both of us into signing DNR orders (official complaint made). Hence looking at Thailand. Although we have never been to Thailand we have travelled worldwide all our lives. The nearest family who care about us live 12 hours away, although my husbands granddaughter lives in Macau.
My idea is to visit Thailand for 3 - 4 weeks, staying in one of the Care resorts, in the Chiang Mai area but visiting some of the others, if my husband likes it, leave him there, return to the UK , sell our house and tidy up the paper work, before returning permanently to Thailand. Questions - Approximately what is the cost of Medical Insurance? How has the person with Alzheimer's coped with the flight time? Is it possible to hire a paid carer to accompany on the journey? Is there very much paperwork to be completed to live in Thailand? Are there any UK travel companies who organise visiting trips to the Care resorts?
My idea is to visit Thailand for 3 - 4 weeks, staying in one of the Care resorts, in the Chiang Mai area but visiting some of the others, if my husband likes it, leave him there, return to the UK , sell our house and tidy up the paper work, before returning permanently to Thailand. Questions - Approximately what is the cost of Medical Insurance? How has the person with Alzheimer's coped with the flight time? Is it possible to hire a paid carer to accompany on the journey? Is there very much paperwork to be completed to live in Thailand? Are there any UK travel companies who organise visiting trips to the Care resorts?
