We visited Banglamung Home of the Aged

,     " Somone is 98, one is 85, and another one  104 died 3 years ago. " Uhmm....one day I will be the same and nothing I can bring with me when I died, I thought.

              This is the first time that we got a chance to visit Home of the aged on the way back from Tablamu.     

   We made some donation, gave food, cloths and soap to  the elderly.   Eventhough the oldsters have a lot of wrinkles on their faces and bodies but we can feel that they have peaceful lifestyle and relaxation. We felt warm to be close and talk to them and they were happy that we visited today. We noticed from their talking and happy smiling.

We walked to see around and talk with them for a while and  drove back to Bangkok.   What we felt was " Happiness inside that we never feel like this before. " We just feel happy to be grateful to the elderly and make others happy. 

OBJECTIVES:   The prime objectives of the Home are the followings:

1. To provide welfare assistance to the elderly having nobody to depend on as well as thouse who are unable to support themselves or who cannot lead the life happily with their famillies.

2.To help lessening the burden of poor families which are unable to look after the elderly properly.

Qualification of the Applicants:

1.The elderly persons entitles to instiutional care shall be over 60 years both male and female.                
2. Able bedied and sane.     
3. Having no chronic or contagious diseases.
4. Having no relatives to live with or are unable to live happily with their own families.                                                                 

Types of Recipients  There are 2 types of recipients namely:

1. Ordinary recipients: who receives welfare assistance in terms of shelter, food, clothing and medical care, all free of charge.

2. Special Recipients: who build their own houses in teh compound as specified by the Home such houses shall belong to the Home after the death of the ownners.

Services:  The provision of services in the Home are as follows :

1.Full support : it is provided in terms of shelter, food, clothing, medical care and treatment, incase of serious illness, treatment at the hospital shall be arranged.

2.Physio-therapy: will be provided within the Home with complete modern equipment.

3. Past time and recreation: facilities provide therein include handicrafts, games, flower gardeningetc. sight-seeing are also arranged occasionally.

4.Religious Service: sermon service by Buddhist monks are arranged along with other religious rites on special occasions.

5.Consutative service : individual and group avice will be given through social work process.

6.Cremation: the Home also makes an arrangement for the cremation of deceased without relatives.

How to make the elderly happy

- Give them due respect.

-Look after their well-being

-Listening to their opinions

-Spare your time for them

How to help supporting the Home for the Aged.

-Donation in cash and kind to the Home.

-Paying visit to the elderly under care of the home.

-Donating money to the Foundation of the Banglamung Home for the Aged

Address:    

40 Moor 4  Sukhumvit rd,

Tambol Banglamung,

Banglamung District,

Chonburi 20150.

Tel: (66) 038-241121, 241759  Fax: (66) 038- 241759