BANGKOK/CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Early one recent morning, Yupadee Sukosol sat in front of her tiny residence in Samut Prakan province, around 40 kilometers south of Bangkok, sipping tea and watching as her orchids began to bloom in the sunshine.
The 87-year-old retired nurse's 33-sq.-meter home is no ordinary accommodation. It is on the first floor of a nine-story condominium equipped with facilities for the elderly set in 23 rai (36,800 sq. meters) named Sawangkanives, which means "the residence that provide good health and happiness for those who are growing old," and operated by the Thai Red Cross. All 468 units in the building are occupied.
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