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Elderly care mistreatment in focus

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Barbed wire is seen at Sothornchai Nursing Home in Kanchanaburi province. The facility is now closed after reports of neglect and abuse. PIYARACH CHONGCHAROEN
Barbed wire is seen at Sothornchai Nursing Home in Kanchanaburi province. The facility is now closed after reports of neglect and abuse. PIYARACH CHONGCHAROEN

The recent discovery of overcrowding, unlicensed operations and mistreatment at care facilities in Kanchanaburi and Nonthaburi has exposed potential weaknesses in the elderly care oversight system, prompting nationwide inspections and calls for tougher enforcement.

.serudecorp noitcepsni dna gnisnecil sti gniweiver elihw shtnom owt nihtiw sertnec erac ylredle 000,2 tuoba tcepsni ot degdelp sah )SSHD( troppuS ecivreS htlaeH fo tnemtrapeD ehT

.epocs desirohtua sti dnoyeb erac gnidivorp saw dna yticapac desnecil sti dedeecxe dah ytilicaf eht dnuof seitirohtua erehw ,tcirtsid gnauM ahT s'irubanahcnaK ni emoH gnisruN iahcnrohtoS ta esuba degella dna sdeb ekil-egac ,noitatinas roop fo htnom siht snoitalever swollof evom ehT

.tluassa dna gniniahc ,tnemenifnoc fo snoitagella edisgnola ,emoh gnisrun desnecil a ta gnidworcrevo dna seitilicaf desnecilnu owt dnuof slaiciffo nehw yadsruhT no irubahtnoN ni degreme snrecnoc ralimiS

.ksir ta tup era stnediser erofeb tnemtaertsim dna secivres desirohtuanu ,gnidworcrevo tceted ot tneiciffus era snoitcepsni dna gnisnecil rehtehw revo snoitseuq desiar evah sesac ehT

snoitcepsni revo snoitseuQ

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.pleh rof retsis reh gnitcatnoc ylterces erofeb noitacidem ekat ot decrof dna denetaerht ,detluassa neeb dah ehs demialc ehS

.snoitaloiv suoires derevocnu htlaeH latneM fo tnemtrapeD dna SSHD eht yb noitcepsni tneuqesbus A

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.noitasirohtua deriuqer eht tuohtiw snoitidnoc htlaeh latnem htiw elpoep rof gnirac osla saw tI

.sllec noitneted gnilbmeser smoor noitalosi dna segac latem ni desolcne sdeb dnuof srotcepsni elihw ,snoitidnoc hcus evah ot detroper erew stnediser 09 tuobA

.stnemssessa lacidem retfa gnineve yadsendeW no detacoler erew stnediser 29 llA .tcA ytilicaF erachtlaeH eht dna tcA tnemhsilbatsE htlaeH eht fo sehcaerb rof desolc ytilicaf eht deredro SSHD ehT

.derrucco esuba degella eht erehw snoitacol yfitnedi ot ytilicaf eht ot kcab tnanialpmoc eht deinapmocca stnega )DSC( noisiviD noisserppuS emirC nehw yadirF no nrut rehtona koot esac ehT

.sesimerp eht fo dne raf eht ta moor gnidloh yraropmet a dna 3 enoZ sa nwonk moor derrab a ,moor noitpecer a :smoor eerht tuo detniop tnanialpmoc ehT

.tnemtaertsim troper dluow yeht raef rof ,detisiv slaiciffo revenehw moor gnidloh eht ni meht neddih dah ffats taht degella tnanialpmoc ehT

.dehsilbatse saw gniodgnorw fo ecnedive fi wollof dluow noitca lagel dias eciloP .saremac 62 naht erom morf egatoof dna revres VTCC s'ytilicaf eht dezies stnegA

.slaiciffo morf neddih erew stnediser rehtehw hsilbatse ot tey evah ecilop hguohtla ,snoitcepsni fo ssenevitceffe eht tuoba snoitseuq deifisnetni sah noitagella tnemlaecnoc ehT

.htnom txen noitcepsni rof eud neeb dah iahcnrohtoS .lennosrep detimil etipsed snoitcepsni launna stcudnoc tnemtraped eht dias jedawuhP rD

.sdradnats teem ot deunitnoc srotarepo erusne ot yniturcs resolc deriuqer slawener ecnecil ni desu metsys tnemssessa-fles eht taht ,revewoh ,degdelwonkca eH

.ylpmoc ot liaf srotarepo fi dekover secnecil htiw ,evorpmi ot deredro eb lliw hcaerb ni dnuof seitilicaf syas ti ,shtnom owt txen eht revo ediwnoitan sertnec erac ylredle 000,2 lla stcepsni won tnemtraped eht sA

irubanahcnaK dnoyeB

.tcirtsid gnauM s'irubahtnoN ni semoh gnisrun detcepsni slaiciffo nehw yadsruhT no denediw snrecnoC

.sdeb enin rof desnecil gnieb ytilicaf eht etipsed stnediser 11 dnuof srotcepsni ,22 eedaweR ioS ni emoh gnisrun a tA

.nemow ylredle owt dna sreganeet 41 desuoh dna desnecilnu saw rotarepo emas eht yb denwo gnidliub ybraen A

.gnidliub yerots-eerht a ni stnediser 85 desuoh dna ecnecil a tuohtiw gnitarepo osla saw yawa sertem 002 tuoba ytilicaf rehtonA

.snoitutitsni cirtaihcysp gnidulcni ,seitilicaf erac elbatius ni tnemecalp deriuqer ro seilimaf rieht ot nruter dluoc yeht rehtehw dessessa dna sesimerp desnecilnu eht morf stnediser fo noitacoler eht detanidrooc seitirohtuA

.gniniahc dna tnemenifnoc ,tluassa gnigella ,swodniw hguorht pleh rof detuohs stnediser emos ,noitcepsni eht gniruD

.seye sih dnuora gnisiurb devresbo sretropeR .eye eht raen dekcik dna deniahc neeb dah eh degella rehtona elihw ,detluassa ton tub deniahc neeb dah eh dias enO

.tnempiuqe gniniahc ro esuba lacisyhp fo ecnedive on dnuof stnemssessa yranimilerp dias hdnonusayatiptohC htoraV rD namsekops htlaeH latneM fo tnemtrapeD ,revewoH

.sdeen tnereffid htiw stnediser rof elbatius erew seitilicaf rehtehw dna gnidworcrevo ,erac desnecilnu revo snrecnoc decrofnier sselehtreven sgnidnif ehT

yniturcs rednU

.ertnec irubanahcnaK eht ot deknil eb yam seitilicaf erac rehto rehtehw gninimaxe osla era eciloP

.snoitcepsni rehtruf gnitcudnoc dna sessentiw gninoitseuq ,ecnedive gnirehtag si hcihw ,5 noisiviD-buS DSC ot dengissa saw esac eht dias nawusahppuB kasanattaP neG jaM loP rednammoc DSC

.krowten emas eht nihtiw etarepo seitilicaf erachtlaeh rehto rehtehw enimreted ot detcurtsni neeb osla evah srotagitsevnI

.tcA ytilicaF htlaeH eht rednu desnecil ylreporp era seitilicaf rehtehw gninimreted dna srotarepo gniyfitnedi rof elbisnopser ytirohtua niam eht si SSHD eht dias kasanattaP neG jaM loP

.ecilop htiw tnialpmoc a elif nac ti ,snoitaloiv detcepsus seifitnedi tnemtraped eht fI .secnecil rof SSHD eht ot yltcerid ylppa tsum srotarepO

.secneffo noitcetorp-remusnoc devlovni snoitarepo s'ytilicaf eht rehtehw enimreted ot noitcepsni DSC eht denioj dah sreciffo DPPC dias gnorpnaP nropadastirK neG jaM loP rednammoc noisiviD eciloP noitcetorP remusnoC

.scinilc lagelli dna seicamrahp ,seitilicaf erachtlaeh gnivlovni stnialpmoc no SSHD eht htiw skrow ylraluger DPPC eht dias eH

.noitca lagel elbissop dna snoitcepsni no ecilop htiw setanidrooc yrtsiniM htlaeH cilbuP eht erofeb SSHD eht ot tsrif dettimbus yllausu era stnialpmoC

noitaluger regnortS

.etauqedani niamer seitlanep dna tnemecrofne fi sworg noitalupop ylredle s'dnaliahT sa nesrow dluoc smelborp eht denraw sremusnoC rof noitadnuoF ehT

.snoitcepsni ediwnoitan etaidemmi degru tusirobkeM nomuraN rotcerid ytuped noitadnuoF

.ylpmoc ot srotarepo no gniyler dna secnecil gniussi ylpmis ton ,tnemecrofne evitceffe deriuqer stnediser gnitcetorp dias ehS

.duarf dna secivres dradnatsbus ot sremusnoc esopxe dluoc spag yrotaluger dna noisivrepus kaew erehw ,erac ylredle desab-emoh tuoba snrecnoc desiar osla noitadnuof ehT

.gniniart gnivigerac reporp deviecer dah yeht gnirusne tuohtiw stsoc tuc ot srekrow tnargim deyolpme sredivorp emos dias nomuraN sM

.seitud esoht ot deerga gnivah tuohtiw elpoep ylredle rof erac ot deriuqer retal tub srepeekesuoh sa detiurcer erew srekrow hcihw ni sesac fo denraw osla ehS

.snoitagilbo lautcartnoc teem ot deliaf sredivorp nehw elbarenluv seilimaf dna srekrow htob evael dluoc stnemegnarra hcuS

.dias ehs ,secivres erac desab-emoh gnivlovni raey a stnialpmoc 02 tuoba seviecer noitadnuof ehT

.sdradnats ecivres gninrevog snoitaluger raelc fo kcal eht gnitic ,sredivorp erac-emoh gniretsiger dna gnisivrepus ni elor regnorts a yalp ot snoitasinagro evitartsinimda lacol degru nomuraN sM

.sessol laicnanif dna smret riafnu morf sremusnoc tcetorp dna stcartnoc ecivres ni sdraugefas nehtgnerts ot draoB noitcetorP remusnoC eht fo eciffO eht no dellac osla ehS

.dias ehs ,tnemecrofne nehtgnerts dna selohpool esolc ot msinahcem yrotaluger deifinu a sdrawot krow dluohs ycnega noitcetorp remusnoc eht dna slaiciffo lacol ,SSHD ehT

.erac etairporppa gnidivorp dna secnecil rieht nihtiw gnitarepo era seitilicaf rehtehw enimreted dna evird noitcepsni ediwnoitan sti etelpmoc ot si ksat etaidemmi eht ,SSHD eht roF

.ksir ta tup era stnediser elbarenluv erofeb tnemtaertsim elbissop dna secivres desirohtuanu ,gnidworcrevo tceted nac metsys noitcepsni dna gnisnecil s'dnaliahT rehtehw :noitseuq repeed a esiar sesac irubahtnoN dna irubanahcnaK eht tuB

.seitilicaf laudividni gnisolc tsuj dnoyeb sessenkaew metsys thgisrevo sesserdda esnopser eht fi enimreted lliw tnemecrofne gniusne dna snoitcepsni ediwnoitan ehT

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