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25 minutes ago, Proboscis said:

What the link indicates is that cabin crew are not nurses. If a passenger needs nursing care, help with administration of meds or needs help on the toilet, they need either an assistant or a nurse to travel with them.

What the link indicates is that if cabin staff or the airline itself thinks you may have a major problwm during the flight (like being drunk and rowdy before boarding for instance) then they may decide that you are 'unfit to fly'.

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14 hours ago, Moonlover said:

At the bottom of page 2, of the TM7 below the applicants signature, you find the following:

 

'Applicant must submit the application in person with the exceptions of handicapped patients or persons with disabilities'.

 

It's my guess that 'old and frail' would qualify. Married folks therefor need not worry about getting an extension. Others would have to rely on friends, carers or agencies.

I have heard an immigration officer propose to a rather frail older guy that he could send a police officer if he couldnt make it for his next extension. This was before the days when doing your 90 days online was "possible". Probably cost some tea money but...

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Thai Air are excellent for helping disabled people in wheelchairs. I have flown with them a few times now.

One of the times I boarded at Bangkok Thai Air used a lift to load 4 Of us in  wheelchairs into the aircraft.

I highly recommend Thai Air for elderly and disabled people.

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4 minutes ago, Deerculler said:

Thai Air are excellent for helping disabled people in wheelchairs. I have flown with them a few times now.

One of the times I boarded at Bangkok Thai Air used a lift to load 4 Of us in  wheelchairs into the aircraft.

I highly recommend Thai Air for elderly and disabled people.

Not only Thai Air. When I picked up my mother in Switzerland in 2008 to come and stay with us in Thailand - at that time 87 - Air Berlin with which we flew Zurich - Dusseldorf - BKK used a lift at every airport, very nice and easy service.

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11 minutes ago, Deerculler said:

Thai Air are excellent for helping disabled people in wheelchairs. I have flown with them a few times now.

One of the times I boarded at Bangkok Thai Air used a lift to load 4 Of us in  wheelchairs into the aircraft.

I highly recommend Thai Air for elderly and disabled people.

I have a similar experience. Needing to transfer planes for the next leg, the airline couldn't find wheelchairs in the newly opened Swampy to move a couple of us some distance to another gate. 

They eventually used a scissor-lift truck to transport us out of the first plane and around the terminal on the tarmac to the waiting flight.

I still haven't been inside Swampy. 

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8 minutes ago, Letseng said:

Not the airline provides the service but the airport.

But I think airports do this upon request and payment by the airline. Nothing is free in this world, definitely not at world airports.

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1 hour ago, Farang99 said:

If you have been living in Thailand for the past 12 years you will not be entitled to free medical care on the NHS if you return to UK.

i think a similar situation happens in other countries, for those who have lived overseas many years.

healthcare in home country, needs to be seriously considered, before returning..

i think, in most situations, we would be far better in our home country, with family and better healthcare, once we start getting immobile or frail...

never never cut all your connections to home country...

start early in preparing for retirement and old age..

many expats come here with minimal funds--that is most unwise...

we have all had 40+yrs to prepare,save and make good investments for retirement..

no excuses....many blame marriage breakups for all their losses, yet they go and get married again and again.....how dumb is that......dont feel sorry for yourselves....

its easy to eat healthy foods in thailand ,still  much cheaper than home country..

the thai climate all helps ,for those of us who get athritis etc..

playing with young ladies is exciting,as long as things are kept under control---dont get married, dont drink too much, dont over spend...

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55 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

Not initially, but I believe that if after a period you can prove that you will be "habitually resident" and you are a British Citizen you can go back into the NHS system. 

i like your name.. hehe

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1 hour ago, Farang99 said:

If you have been living in Thailand for the past 12 years you will not be entitled to free medical care on the NHS if you return to UK.

 

Misleading I believe, so long as you were fully paid up on NI contributions, and are returning permanently, and subject to the assets you still have they will do the rest

 

One hour before heathrow, throw a fit and insist on ambulance to meet you, and all will be taken care of

 

I generally refer to those 75 plus

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I often think of this and I think I am past flying out because of ear problem I can go up okay but going down is murder but I have just had two big tumors removed from my nose and the tender loving care I get from the doctors and nurses is out of this world no amount of money could pay for better and speaking of that I had to go to a private hospital and so happy to say the charges have dropped a lot since the gov said they checking up dam what was this subject about?

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21 hours ago, KittenKong said:

Agents in Pattaya seem to do all this, for a one-off fee. They mostly do the 90-day reporting for free afterwards.


As far as I know Thai Immigration are quite helpful when it comes to people who are too frail to travel to their offices, and they will allow friends and relatives to do it.

We all know about Colin, and he still has to go to Immigration every year, it is fine for friends or relations to do a ninety day report, but what about the yearly visit to immigration to renew the retirement extensions?

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3 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

We all know about Colin, and he still has to go to Immigration every year, it is fine for friends or relations to do a ninety day report, but what about the yearly visit to immigration to renew the retirement extensions?

He gets his friends or relations to take him in a car, with his wheelchair in the boot to his local Immigration. Ask him!

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21 hours ago, KittenKong said:

Agents in Pattaya seem to do all this, for a one-off fee. They mostly do the 90-day reporting for free afterwards.


As far as I know Thai Immigration are quite helpful when it comes to people who are too frail to travel to their offices, and they will allow friends and relatives to do it.

Yes, agents in Pattaya are plentiful, but are there agents down south, up north, in Isaan, or Central Thailand? I am not saying there isn't, but I never hear or read about any agents except in Pattaya and Bangkok.

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22 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

I have been thinking about going back to the UK for the past 12 years, still here. health is the main concern, can't afford insurance that would be good enough at my age.

where would you all stay if you went back ?

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34 minutes ago, spornb said:

 

Misleading I believe, so long as you were fully paid up on NI contributions, and are returning permanently, and subject to the assets you still have they will do the rest

 

One hour before heathrow, throw a fit and insist on ambulance to meet you, and all will be taken care of

 

I generally refer to those 75 plus

Correct you have to register with NHS. as soon as possible  

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28 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

A safety net at home in Australia is a dubious proposition, when one reads about abuse of the elderly in various commercial operations. I understand there is a Royal Commission coming up.

One can hire a retired nurse here as a carer for 10,000 to 15,000 baht/month. There's a senior's  centre south of Chiang Mai which provides accommodation, meals and care for 45,000 baht/ month. That sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

Yes, agree.

The safety net I described included family support as well as things such as carers allowances and other discounted services. After watching my mother die in a home in Australia, I wouldn't vaguely contemplate entering one myself.

 

I know of several old timers on Phuket who hire ladies to care for them and their household, no romantic attachments. They are well paid and  have the promise of inheriting more after the passing. I would do this if my GF pre-deceased me. No reason to return to the old country if you have sufficient funds here.

 

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