Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study social welfare needs of the elderly Provided in the area of Ban Yang Sub-district Administrative, Muang District, Buriram Province in four aspects : Health and medical care, Housing and Education and Income. The samples consisted of 316 elderly people in the area of Ban Yang Sub-district Administrative Organization, specified by the table of Taro Yamane. The research instrument used for collecting the data was 3-part questionnaire, including check list, 6-rating scale, and open-ended form. Its reliability was 0.9223. The statistics used for analyzing the collected data were percentage, mean and standard deviation. The results of this study revealed that: social welfare needs of the elderly in the area of Ban Yang Sub-district Administrative Organization, Muang District, Buriram Province were overall found at a high level. Having considered each aspect, it showed that all aspects were also found at a high level. Moreover, the aspect of Health and medical care was ranked at the average highest level and was followed by the aspect of Income while the aspect of education was found at the average lowest level. The following respective points were most recommended by the sample: First, there should be sufficient shuttle services to the nursing home. Secondly, there should be activities for elderly, especially elderly days, including recreational and tourist should be organized for the elderly respectively.