{"id":28573,"date":"2026-05-10T20:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/?p=28573"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:59:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:59:37","slug":"mtec-nstda-visits-elderly-care-and-stroke-rehabilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mtec-nstda-visits-elderly-care-and-stroke-rehabilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"MTEC, NSTDA Visits Elderly Care and Stroke Rehabilitation Center to Explore User-Centered Innovation for an Aging Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28573\" class=\"elementor elementor-28573\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-404cb3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"404cb3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d12430\" data-id=\"3d12430\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72608a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72608a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1477\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-28579\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1477px) 100vw, 1477px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e785f6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e785f6b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4af007c\" data-id=\"4af007c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9667547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9667547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ratchaburi Province, Thailand, 7 May 2026 \u2014 The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), visited Chanaruk Nursing Home, an elderly care and stroke rehabilitation center in Ratchaburi Province, to explore real-world needs and identify potential research opportunities for developing innovations that support Thailand\u2019s aging society.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The MTEC delegation comprised researchers from Well-living Design Research Team, together with Novel Rubber Products Research Team and Research and Innovation Strategy Division. The team joined a discussion with the Executive team of Chanaruk Nursing Home and observed its care and rehabilitation services for elderly residents and patients recovering from stroke.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db53f4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db53f4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97ecb89\" data-id=\"97ecb89\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f84d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f84d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1-1024x768-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2-1-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-534e64e\" data-id=\"534e64e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d35b7a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d35b7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-1-e1778421139605-1024x798-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-1-e1778421139605-1024x798-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-1-e1778421139605-1024x798-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3-1-e1778421139605-1024x798-1-768x599.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49117b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49117b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe7d7a\" data-id=\"8fe7d7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a8273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8a8273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The visit aimed to gain first-hand insights into elderly care and rehabilitation practices in a real service environment. It also provided an opportunity to exchange ideas on how MTEC\u2019s expertise in materials science, design technology, rubber products, well-being innovation, and care-support systems could be further developed to meet the practical needs of healthcare personnel, caregivers, and service users.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chanaruk Nursing Home provides care for various groups of elderly residents and patients, including stroke rehabilitation patients, long-term elderly residents who are still able to perform daily activities, and bedridden patients. The center carries out continuous assessment and monitoring of residents\u2019 conditions, including range-of-motion assessment, preliminary cognitive assessment, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, with the goal of helping service users regain or maintain their ability to perform daily activities as much as possible.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the discussion, several potential areas for research and innovation collaboration were identified. These included Universal Design, medication alert and management systems, materials and equipment for pressure sore prevention, rubber floor mats to reduce the risk of slips and falls, thickened food products for elderly people or patients with swallowing difficulties, muscle rehabilitation equipment, sensors, and health data monitoring systems.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Chanaruk Nursing Home also expressed its readiness to serve as a real-use testing site for relevant innovations. This presents an important opportunity to connect MTEC\u2019s research capabilities with the direct needs of users and to support the development of practical technologies for elderly care and rehabilitation services.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The visit reflects MTEC, NSTDA\u2019s commitment to promoting user-centered research by bringing real-world challenges into the research and innovation process. 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