The facilities which are available in Thailand for the elderly are of a good quality, although these are not widespread. This is mainly due to the culture of the country, where the elderly are traditionally taken care of by members of their family. However, there are now retirement complexes and care homes which are being purpose built. These are mainly located in the larger cities of Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Phuket.
Early in 2011, Thailand launched (alongside a similar policy launched in Singapore) a project for long term elderly care which will be worked on by a number of different ministries. The ministries involves are Public Health, Labour, Social Development and Human Security. Initiatives will include learning more about the standard and availability of geriatric care in hospitals, training on geriatric care and schemes for allowing older people to continue to work.