COMMUNITY INNOVATION FOR HEALTH CARE OF THE ELDERLY BY USING FAMILIES AND TEMPLES AS A BASE IN CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

The objectives of this research article were to 1) study the context of community-based innovation for health care for the elderly by using family and temples as the base in Chiang Mai; 2) study community-based innovations. It is a mixed research method. Quantitatively, the population and the sample group were the Senior School Working Group. and the leaders of the Elderly School, totaling 187 figures/person, and the qualitative research. which are Administrators of School for the elderly president of Choengdoi Subdistrict Administrative organization senior school working group and the leaders of the elderly school Chiang Mai., 12 monk/person by using an interview form and a questionnaire to analyze descriptive statistical data. The results showed that 1) The majority of the elderly were male, aged over 60 years, having primary and lower secondary education. Occupational employment and farming Context and community-oriented innovation Overall, the average was 4.41 with a high level of satisfaction. and has a standard deviation of 0. 05 When considering the proportion of innovation, it can be concluded that Elderly people are satisfied with health innovations. First came first, followed by innovation in the promotion of savings. Community Welfare Innovation to make money Innovation of local wisdom Environment and housing innovations, respectively. 2) Community-oriented innovations, it was found that schools for the elderly had families and temples as bases to focus primarily on physical and mental health care of the elderly. There are network partners to help and support. Encourage the elderly to seek knowledge, understanding, decision-making, practice, to until they can be self-reliant to their full potential. and community-based innovations resulted in the majority of developed elderly people having income, occupation, savings, and self-care. Make the elderly have good health leading to new innovations. By opening as a college of three ages or "Putthiwattana Pracha Suksan College".