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Volunteer management system in nursing homes
ŠTEIEROVÁ, Michaela
Volunteering is an integral part of human life. Voluntary activity can be defined as an independent activity carried out for the benefit of others without the right to a financial reward. The social area is one of the most needed areas in which volunteers can carry out their activities. This thesis deals with the management system of volunteers in homes for the elderly. The main goal of this work was to analyze the management of volunteers in homes for the elderly and their cooperation with other subjects. Qualitative research was chosen to achieve the goals of the thesis. The interviewing method was chosen as the method of data collection, which took place with individual informants using semi-structured interviews. The data was processed using the grounded theory technique and graphically represented in the software program ATLAS.ti, which complement the diploma thesis. On the basis of the research, it was found that the volunteer management system that nursing homes provide in cooperation with volunteer centers is managed more efficiently than in cases where nursing homes provide it themselves. Above all, the wide range of services provided results in long-term involvement of volunteers in homes for the elderly. This fact brings for the facilities themselves an increase in the quality of life of their clients. The results of my work can be useful especially for volunteer centers and homes for the elderly. They can be of benefit to the public as an insight into this current and very important area. I believe that the results themselves can also be useful for social service providers in the South Bohemian Region, as the work is mainly focused on this region, and is supplemented by the statements of the workers of homes for the elderly in this region about what information they have about the volunteer management system.
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Volunteering in the Nursing Homes in the District of České Budějovice
ŠTEIEROVÁ, Michaela
The subject of my thesis is the phenomenon of volunteering, its value and benefit for both nursing homes for the elderly in the České Budějovice district and also for the clients of these facilities. In the health and social field, volunteering should have its irreplaceable role and serve to make senior citizens? leisure time more pleasant. The thesis deals with the issue of attitude to volunteering and the perception of volunteers by the elderly. The theoretical section explains the concept of volunteering, its history and present, and barriers to its further development. Its further elaborates on the period of aging and old age, changes and biological changes during it and the senior population demographics. It explains the concept of social services, in particular the services in homes for the elderly, since the research is conducted in these facilities. It briefly describes each facility in which the research was conducted. The practical section, using qualitative research, the method of interviewing and the technique of semi-structured interviews, tries to find answers to the main and partial research questions. Seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers from nursing homes for the elderly in the České Budějovice district, and 20 semi-structured interviews were conducted with the senior citizens who are involved in the volunteer programme. The research also included finding the causes and barriers to the development of volunteering and search for reasons why volunteering is not implemented in some facilities. This bachelor?s thesis can be used as feedback for nursing homes for the elderly and it may serve to enhance awareness of volunteering in these types of facilities in the České Budějovice district.
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