Objectives

1. To develop research and knowledge about health care for older people in every health aspect including health promotion, maintaining physical capability, disease prevention, and rehabilitation.
2. To train novice researchers for care of older people.
3. To apply research results to improve and develop quality of care for older people in the community and surrounding areas through academic training, education and stakeholders.
4. To disseminate research results about elder care in academic journals and presentations in national and/or international conferences.
5. To establish a research network about elder care both inside and outside Mae Fah Luang University
6. To create a pilot project that leads to innovation, and to the development of a research center, and of a comprehensive elder care training center.

 

Head of Unit

Asst. Prof. Porntip Sareeso 
Tel: +66 (0) 5391 6873, +668 7404 9798
E-mail: porntip.sar@mfu.ac.th

 

Outstanding Work

No.	Work	Type of work	Summary
1.	Development of a model for dependent elder care in Chiang Rai province	Public benefit	Research findings show that knowledge management about applying Chronic Care Model to dependent elders and the use of technology tools in the long-term care system in Chiang Rai province have become concrete and relevant to their contexts. Consequently, these findings can create integration, cooperation among people in the communities, caregivers, local government administrations, Buddhist monks, health care teams and academic personnel. In addition, these can increase the quality of life among dependent elders and caregivers; and develop a better system for stakeholders and health care teams to provide dependent elder care.

 

Collaboration

No.	Collaboration	Type of Collaboration	Summary
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Contact

Asst. Prof. Porntip Sareeso
Tel: +66 (0) 5391 6873, +668 7404 9798
E-mail: porntip.sar@remove-thismfu.ac.th