How BAAN helps you explore life and care in Thailand
Personal guidance and coordinated introductions for retirement living, care, wellness and relocation. The services themselves are delivered by independent providers.
BAAN RetireEase Thailand helps international retirees and their families explore retirement living, care, wellness and relocation options in Thailand. We provide personal guidance, coordinate introductions and help families plan practical next steps. Care and other specialist services are delivered by independent providers.
We work with selected providers in Thailand and review suitability, availability, service scope and practical arrangements for each enquiry before making an introduction. The providers available will depend on location and individual needs.
Retirement living and discovery
For people planning their own move. We talk through lifestyle, budget and location, then coordinate introductory conversations, visits or short stays when providers offer them.
- Talking through lifestyle, budget and the areas you are drawn to
- Introductions to retirement living providers where available
- Coordinating video calls, visits or short stays
Stays such as 7 to 14 days, 1 to 3 months or 6 to 12 months are possible only where a provider offers them. They are options, not packages BAAN guarantees.
Care options for families
For families supporting a parent or relative. We help you understand the support needed, introduce appropriate residential, home care or rehabilitation providers, and coordinate the provider’s own assessment and visits.
- Understanding current support needs and how they may change
- Introductions to residential, home care or rehabilitation providers
- Coordinating provider-led assessments, calls and visits
- Keeping the family informed while a decision is made
Whether a provider can support dementia or nursing needs is confirmed provider by provider.
Wellness and everyday support
Introductions to optional wellness programmes and to local practical services offered by selected providers.
- Wellness and activity programmes offered by providers
- Local practical services, such as help at home or transport, where available
We do not promise health outcomes from any programme.
Relocation coordination
Practical planning for the move itself: where to live, housing introductions, arrival logistics, and links to visa, insurance or legal specialists where available.
- Location planning
- Housing introductions
- Arrival logistics
- Links to visa, insurance and legal specialists where available
BAAN does not issue visas or give legal, tax or immigration advice.
What BAAN does and does not deliver
BAAN advises and coordinates. Accommodation, personal care, nursing, treatment, insurance and immigration services are provided by the relevant independent providers or qualified professionals under their own terms.
How it works and feesGuides to help you plan
General information to read before, or alongside, a conversation with us.
Expat retirement care
For a relative who already lives in Thailand, or is thinking about the move.
Read the guidePlanning your budget
The costs to include before comparing Thailand with the UK.
Read the guideHome care in Thailand
How care at home is usually arranged, and what to ask a provider.
Read the guideDementia care in Thailand
When a move may or may not suit, and the questions to ask.
Read the guideLocation guides
Six areas compared on climate, hospitals, community and cost of living.
Read the guideFrequently asked questions
How does it work?
We start with a free introductory conversation about what matters to you: your goals, the areas you are considering, your budget and any support needs. We then check which providers could realistically help, what they cover and whether they have availability. Where options exist, you speak with or visit them directly, and any care assessment is done by the provider itself. Before we coordinate practical steps, we agree in writing what BAAN will do and any BAAN fee. Follow-up afterwards is limited to what that agreement includes.
What does it cost?
Your initial conversation with BAAN is free. We explain any BAAN fees and any referral arrangement relevant to your options before you decide. If you choose a provider, you normally contract with and pay that provider directly. Optional BAAN concierge work is quoted and agreed in writing before it begins. Provider prices depend on the person’s needs, the location and the service, so ask each provider for a written quote for your situation.
Which areas of Thailand do you cover?
We can currently make introductions in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Hua Hin. We are building our provider network in Pattaya and Chonburi. What is available still differs by area and by type of support, so we confirm what we can actually offer for your situation before any introduction. Our guides to Chiang Rai and Phuket are general information about retiring there; we do not currently make introductions in those areas.
Who delivers the care?
Independent providers, not BAAN. Accommodation, personal care, nursing, treatment and other specialist services are delivered by the provider you choose, under its own contract, licences and terms. Our role is guidance, checking suitability before an introduction, and coordinating the steps agreed with you.
Can someone with complex health needs move to Thailand?
Sometimes, but it depends on the person’s doctors, the specific provider and whether travelling is safe for them. A move should only be considered after the person’s GP or specialist has advised on fitness to travel and the care needed, and after a provider has assessed them. We can help you ask the right questions, but BAAN does not assess or guarantee clinical safety.
Does the person receiving care get to choose?
Yes. Wherever possible we want to hear from the person themselves: where they would like to live, what matters to them day to day and what worries them. We ask for their consent before sharing their details with any provider. If they cannot make the decision themselves, we ask who has the legal authority to act for them, and their known wishes still shape the options we discuss.
Start with a free introductory conversation
Tell us what you are looking for and we will explain what is realistic. Availability depends on location, needs and provider assessment.
Request an introductory call