Objectives of this research were: 1.to study general conditions and problems of elderly holistic well-being management of monks in Trat Province                2. to study the elements of elderly well-being health management of monks in Trat Province and 3 to present an elderly  well-being health management model of monks in Trat Province.
Methodology was  the qualitative research collected data from document and 30 key informants and also from 11 participants in focus group discussion and analyzed data by descriptive interpretation.
The findings were as follow.
            1. General conditions and problems of elderly holistic well-being management of monks in Trat Province were that the elderly monks performed personal activities regularly, had good nutrition and gave helping hands with Sermon lecturing, meeting and doing activities together, managing in and outside monasteries, co-operating in helping communities and societies. There was mental practice to release the attachment, leading the elderly to practice Dharma every day. Elderly going to monasteries to practice Dhamma, make merits  and listen to sermons.
             2. Components of elderly holistic well-being management of monks in Trat Province consisted of 1) physical development; elderly monks paid more attention to health care. exercised as regularly  as possible, controlling eating, rest and posture exercising and annual health check-up, 2) moral development; elder monks conventionally performed duties in and outside the monasteries> Elder laity participated in exercise, meditation, chanting to booster up the internal energy,                3) mental development; elder monks practiced Vipassana meditation; “rising falling” to promote physical and mental health, teaching Dhamma through media for more accessibility and good understanding, 4) wisdom development elder monks organized activities that were useful to communities by helping elder persons to development skills in calculating, brain exercise, health caring, livelihood and wisdom-centered activities.
             3. Model of elderly holistic well-being management of monks in Trat Province, was that there were 4 models: namely; 1) physical healths encouraging healthy eating, regular exercise, health care, home environment, right livelihood.               2) social health; organizing activities between monasteries, neighboring families, organizing learning activities for the elderly, managing the social activities for the elderly club, promoting discipline of living together, planning for healthy activities together,.3) mental health; the monks organized Dharma activities to promote the mental state of the elderly, create warmth within the family and community with volunteering spirit, helping the elderly to spent the time for worthy living so that they can live happily,  4) intellectual health; organize Buddhist activities with the dharma practice, such as meditation, chanting, merit making, nature understanding, living with nature, being generous, not being selfish, helping others, not being careless and solving problems with wisdom

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