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Care home or caregiver
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Finding a care home or a caregiver takes calls, visits and comparing. Someone else shortlists, visits and compares the homes, or finds a caregiver, interviews with you and hires one.
Today's price from ฿12,000
- 58Long-term and residential care places in Chiang Mai listed on Mot Dang motdang.net
- 1,203Care facilities for older people or people who depend on care, registered with the Department of Health Service Support in October 2026 thestar.com.my
- ฿27,000–130,000A month of care at one Chiang Mai home, on top of the room: shared care 3 to 4 hours a day up to one-to-one around the clock thailandstarterkit.com
- 2Months paid in advance when a care home contract is signed thailandstarterkit.com
Try it
What does care cost a month?
How it goes
- Care homes are shortlistedHongdam · Before any visit
- The shortlisted homes are visitedHongdam · After the shortlist
- The homes are comparedHongdam · After the visits
- The move is arrangedHongdam · After a home is chosen
- Or a caregiver is found, interviewed with you and hiredHongdam, with you · If you choose a caregiver instead of a home
- The care is paid to the home, and a caregiver's wage by the familyYou or your family · Apart from Hongdam's price
- Care homes are shortlistedHongdam · Before any visit
- The shortlisted homes are visitedHongdam · After the shortlist
- The homes are comparedHongdam · After the visits
- The move is arrangedHongdam · After a home is chosen
- Or a caregiver is found, interviewed with you and hiredHongdam, with you · If you choose a caregiver instead of a home
- The care is paid to the home, and a caregiver's wage by the familyYou or your family · Apart from Hongdam's price
What you get
- Find a care home and arrange the move฿20,000We choose a short list of care homes, visit and compare them, and arrange the move. You pay the home for the care itself.
- Find and hire a caregiver฿12,000We find a caregiver, interview them with you and hire them. The family pays the wage.
What others charge
| Chiang Mai care home, standard room with breakfast (Ban Sabai Village) | ฿67,000–73,000 a month thailandstarterkit.com |
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| Care at the same home, added to the room | ฿27,000 (shared, 3 to 4 hours a day), ฿44,000 (up to 8 hours), ฿88,000 (up to 16 hours), ฿130,000 (one-to-one, 24 hours) a month thailandstarterkit.com |
| Care homes across Thailand, by tier | ฿12,000–18,000 basic shared room; ฿22,000–60,000 mid-range; ฿55,000–180,000 or more higher-end and nursing packages, a month chiangraitimes.com |
| Care Resort Chiang Mai, independent and assisted living | ฿40,000–65,000 independent; ฿65,000–100,000 assisted, a month thailandwithmonchai.com |
| Agency caregiver (ElderThai) | ฿1,200 for 4 hours, ฿2,200 for 8 hours, ฿3,000 for 24 hours; a helper hired privately about ฿30,000 a month elderthai.com |
| Nurse or carer at home, by hours a day | ฿12,500 for 8 hours, ฿25,000 for 16 hours, ฿37,500 full-time, a month thailandstarterkit.com |
| Hongdam · Care home or caregiver | from ฿12,000 |
Useful facts
- Care facilities for older people or people who depend on care come under the Health Business Establishments Act 2016, its ministerial regulations and their operating licences. A 2020 ministerial regulation sets premises, safety and service standards. thestar.com.my
- 1,203 care facilities were registered with the Department of Health Service Support in October 2026. The government announced on 11 October 2026 that the Ministry of Public Health directs on-site inspections of the registered facilities within two months. The checks cover premises, safety systems and qualified staff. thestar.com.my
- Thai law sets no minimum number of staff per resident for care facilities for older people. thailandstarterkit.com
- Thailand separates day care, residential care and nursing-home services into different categories. chiangraitimes.com
- A care home usually asks one month as a deposit, and some ask a fixed ฿20,000. On signing a contract, two months are paid in advance. thailandstarterkit.com
What people ask
How much does a care home in Chiang Mai cost?
At Ban Sabai Village in Chiang Mai, a standard room with breakfast is ฿67,000 to ฿73,000 a month. Care is billed separately: ฿27,000 for shared care 3 to 4 hours a day, ฿130,000 for one-to-one care around the clock. thailandstarterkit.com
Does a care home in Thailand need a licence?
Yes. Care facilities for older people come under the Health Business Establishments Act 2016 and its operating licences. 1,203 facilities were registered with the Department of Health Service Support in October 2026. thestar.com.my
Is there a care home for dementia in Chiang Mai?
Care Resort Chiang Mai describes independent living with care, close care with on-site nursing, and a boutique memory care facility for serious Alzheimer's and other dementia. It gives prices on request and does not list them on its website. careresortchiangmai.com
How much does a caregiver cost?
ElderThai, an agency, lists ฿1,200 for 4 hours, ฿2,200 for 8 hours and ฿3,000 for 24-hour cover. On the same page, hiring a helper privately is about ฿30,000 a month. elderthai.com
How much does care for a bedridden person cost?
At home, one guide to Thailand puts a full-time nurse at around ฿37,500 a month, and an agency's live-in 24-hour care at ฿3,500 a day, which is well over ฿100,000 a month. At Ban Sabai Village, one-to-one care for 24 hours is ฿130,000 a month on top of the room. thailandstarterkit.com
Is there a government care home in Chiang Mai?
The Thammapakorn Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons is in Chiang Mai, and its website carries the copyright of the Department of Older Persons. It links a fact-finding form for older persons who wish to use its services, and staff can be reached on 053-278573 and 053-281206. thammapakorn.dop.go.th
What does a care home bill on top of the room?
Advertised starting prices usually cover a shared room and breakfast. Private rooms, nursing, lunch and dinner, transport and medical services are billed extra. thailandstarterkit.com
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Elsewhere
Small print
Sources read 2026-10-24.