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Creation of a Tool for Evaluation of Housing Needs of Seniors for in the Environment City of Pilsen
WALTEROVÁ, Lenka
The objective of this thesis was to create a tool which evaluate housing situation of the applicants for social flat in the property of city of Pilsen designated for seniors and people with disabilities. In the practical part these research questions were asked: 1/ What is the housing situation of the applicants for social flat in the property of city of Pilsen? 2/ Which social and economic aspects of the applicant we should watch and how to evaluate them? The qualitative research strategy was used in the research. The research was divided into two parts. In the first part secondary data analysis method was used. The second part was implemented by semi-structured interview method. The data analysis was done by he method of coding. The research file was created by the method of intentional selection. The respondents were the applicants for social flat in the property of city of Pilsen, who visited The contact point for housing in the city of Pilsen within the period of the research. The amount of 19 semi-structured interviews were made. The research part showed, that the respondents live in uncertain housing conditions and this situation causes their unsatisfying mental state. Many of the respondents have long and repeated experience with searching for housing especially in the substandard form of housing. The main problems of respondents are unfavorable financial situation, high housing costs and loneliness. The research identified spheres that should be regarded within the evaluation of the housing situation of the applicant: housing situation, financial situation, health condition, self-sufficiency and social relations. The results of the research can be beneficial for social workers who, in the performance of their activities, meet older people living in precarious or in unsatisfactory housing conditions. The thesis can be an inspiration for municipalities that are thinking about the introduction of social housing and the establishment of a contact point for housing, as a tool that can contribute to solving the housing shortage not only of seniors.
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