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The Public Health Center 54 Tadiam provides primary medical and public health services in Bang
Mot sub-district, Thung Khru district, Bangkok. The building has lasted for more than 37 years. Facilities are
improved to be convenient for elderly people, but they are not practical. This research aims to evaluate

and offer recommendation guidelines for renovation facilities for elders in the Public Health Center 54
Tadiam, Bangkok.
The research was conducted based on a qualitative research design. Data were collected by

surveying the place, observing building user behavior five times, and interviewing the building users three
times. Key informants were purposively selected among users of the building on the dates when data were
collected, consisting of 16 persons willing to be interviewed by the researcher, namely, six elders, five
elders’ relatives, and five staff members. There were three research instruments: a furniture layout plan, a

chart of building user behavior, and an interview form. Data were analyzed and prioritized by using content
analysis.
The research results revealed that the Public Health Center 54 Tadiam had facilities that were easy

to use, as follows: a drop-off point for wheelchairs with a sign, a laboratory door, and chairs for elders in
waiting areas. Available facilities but not practical included a parking space for elders, a building entrance,
a staircase at the building entrance, a ramp, a sign showing a way to the ramp, counters, signs and symbols,
exam room doors, handrails, and toilets for elders. Facilities that were not available were Braille blocks and

an elevator.
The Public Health Center 54 Tadiam should improve facilities for elders by providing the following:
improved directional signs to facilities, Braille warning blocks to be placed at the top and foot of stairs,

ramps, and in front of toilet doors. Signs must be blue backgrounds with white symbols, or signs must be
white backgrounds with blue symbols, counters must be improved to serve wheelchair users. Sliding doors
or swing doors should be used at the building entrance. Exam room doors should be 86 centimeters wide

or wider. The location of a parking space for elders should be adjusted to be more appropriate. Stairs at an
entrance should be corrected to be more convenient. The staircase rails should be round. Toilets should
be improved to have enough space for wheelchair users. Ramps must have a 1:12 slope ratio.

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