Estimating Long-Term Care Costs among Thai Elderly: A Phichit Province Case Study

Table 5

Cost on services for rural and urban residents (person/year).

	Rural			Urban
	Male	Female	Average	Male	Female	Average
Formal care (USD)	3,309.1	2,612.5	2,844.7	4,005.8	3,134.9	2,380.3
Service use (%)	37.4	38.7	39.1	42.7	41.2	32.7
Informal care (USD)	2,065.2	2,145.2	2,114	2,192.3	2,021.4	2,089
Service use (%)	23.4	31.7	29.0	23.3	26.6	28.7
Day/night care (USD)	2,717	1,268.9	1,590.7	2,438.3	1,741.6	2,090
Service use (%)	30.7	18.8	21.8	26.0	22.9	28.7
Daily supplies (USD)	681.2	664	668.7	724.7	663.3	680.6
Service use (%)	7.7	9.8	9.2	7.7	8.7	9.4
Home renovation (USD)	34.6	42.3	42.7	21.5	22.6	22.4
Service use (%)	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.3
Medical devices (USD)	25.0	23.8	24.3	10.5	20.7	18.4
Service use (%)	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.2
Total cost (USD)	8,841.2	6,756.6	7,285	5,387.4	7,604.7	7,280.6

The exchange rate of USD 1 = THB 34.45 (the exchange rate as of March 31, 2017).