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Gap options (třída Kapitána Jaroše, Brno, CZ)
Kopečková, Barbora ; Haasová, Lenka (referee) ; Toman, Radek (advisor)
The aim of the final bachelor thesis is to create a home for the elderly near the centre of Brno, on Kapitán Jaroš Avenue. This project focuses on the creation of a community space that will enable seniors to live an active and independent life close to the city centre and all available amenities. It will also allow them to participate in cultural and social events in the area, which will be literally at their fingertips.The architecture of the project focuses on creating a friendly and barrier-free environment that allows easy orientation and movement of seniors. The house has common spaces such as a community kitchen, library, communal dining room, TV corner and games room, these spaces encourage communication and shared activities between the residents.An integral part of the project are the residence terraces across the whole building, created when the mass was removed to solve the complicated situation of the north-facing plot. Furthermore, the entire house is connected to a large wooden ramp through the entire courtyard, which allows the residents of the home to walk safely into town or the park, or just take a pleasant stroll and meet various people from the neighbourhood. The concept of the ramp is therefore a kind of garden for the elderly, while at the same time solving the chaotic traffic situation at this location.Overall, the architectural project is designed to allow the seniors to live in a comfortable and friendly environment while experiencing new adventures in the urban environment. This should lead to a better sense of belonging and enjoyment of life, while contributing to the development of the city and the inner city itself.
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Spiritual care in retirement homes
Kellerová, Květa ; Havrdová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Matochová, Alžběta (referee)
The diploma thesis aims to understand, through theoretical and empirical processing, how it is possible to support the offer of spiritual programs for seniors within the social services of the Diaconia of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren retirement home by knowing the principles on which the activity offered to seniors to meet their spiritual needs should be exposed. The thesis is divided into two main parts. The first part of the thesis outlines the theoretical basis. It defines the basic concepts and defines the main connections between spiritual needs and the possibilities of their satisfaction. It also describes the principles of activation and the role of churches and church organizations in the pastoral activity of seniors in terms of their spiritual accompaniment. The second, practical part of the thesis aims to use a qualitative approach using the method of semi- structured interviews with pastoral workers, clients of homes and employees of homes to answer the basic research question concerning the formulation of common principles leading to the support of the offer of spiritual programs within residential services for seniors Diaconia of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Key words: Old age, home for the elderly, spiritual needs, spirituality, pastoral care, pastoral worker,...
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The Use of Social Services Quality Standards in Practice.
MERTLOVÁ, Šárka
The diploma thesis deals with the topic of quality standards of social services in homes for the elderly. The aim of the presented work is to describe the importance of standards from the point of view of employees of selected homes for the elderly. The partial goal is to find out what the awareness about the quality standards of social services of these employees is. The work answered the given research questions concerning the importance of standards for employees of selected homes for the elderly and at the same time related to the awareness of these employees about the standards. To achieve the results, a qualitative research strategy, a method of questioning and a technique of a semi-structured interview were chosen. The interviews were conducted with employees from the ranks of the organization's management and with social workers. The grounded theory method was used for data analysis. The program Atlas.ti 7 was used to encode the obtained information. The results of the research showed that for employees of management of organizations standards are important documents which they can lean on while working with clients. At the same time, they perceive the fundamental influence of these documents on quality of the provided services. In contrast, interviewed social workers do not perceive the fundamental influence of standards on the quality of services provided. For them standards usually represent a time-consuming administration that deprives them of time devoted to direct care. In their opinion, the most beneficial standard is standard No. 5, in which they see meaning and benefit for working with clients. By updating the standards, these employees do not participate, they are only acquainted with the final form. These facts directly affect the awareness and opinion of social workers on the standards. The results of the research of the diploma thesis can serve as supporting material to strengthen the awareness of employees of homes for the elderly about the importance of standards.
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Social needs of clients in selected homes for the elderly.
JAKLOVÁ RADOVÁ, Kateřina
My thesis is divided into the theoretical part, where I describe the definition of the term senior, I also focused to old age and aging, I describe changes in old age for example. In the last chapter, I deal with the concept of needs. There are divided social needs in connection with the quality of life in old age, there is listed Maslow's pyramid of needs. The individual needs are described in detail. In the second part of my bachelor's thesis, I present the aim of the thesis, which is to map the fulfilment of social needs of clients in selected homes for the elderly from their perspective. There are also a research questions, how their social needs are met from the point of view of clients of social services for the elderly, how the social needs of clients are met from the point of view of employees and what are the differences between individual homes for the elderly in meeting the social needs of their clients. The third part presents the methodology and technique of data collection, the research set is described here, and the ethical side of the research is also mentioned. In my bachelor's thesis, I tried to find out the fulfilment of social needs of seniors in these homes by using questionnaire methods and interviews with employees from retirement homes (Horní Stropnice retirement home, České Velenice retirement home, Český Krumlov retirement home). The research file formed 12 clients from the Home for the Elderly Horní Stropnice, 12 clients from the Home for the Elderly Česká Velenice and 15 clients from the Home for the Elderly Český Krumlov. This number results from the number of clients who were able to complete the questionnaires. I also interviewed six employees from these three homes for elderly. The results of my research showed that in all homes for the elderly that I examined, the social needs of clients are sufficiently met. Some clients are not satisfied with the accommodation in a multiple room. The answers to the question of whether they feel fear are astonishing. Surprisingly, I have seen more responses, with clients feeling scared and some saying they should. I also found out that most seniors have contact with other clients or at least have this opportunity. Clients stated that they have the opportunity to talk about their problems and afflictions with the employees of homes for the elderly, which I perceive as positive. Clients very often use this option, talk to employees and also confide in them about their problems or worries. It is also gratifying that the family commutes to most clients at least once a week, rarely the family commuting once a month and occasionally once a year. Some questions focused on friendships and relationships between clients. I think it is beneficial for clients to be able to share a room with their partners and to share intimate moments with their partners. With this thesis, I wanted to help the general public to look into the issues of social needs of clients in homes for the elderly and it could serve as a guide for the retirement home, which are trying to meet these needs
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Old age, mortality and the meaning of life
RADILOVÁ, Antonie
The bachelor thesis focuses on old age as a period of balancing lived life and accepting one's own finiteness. The themes of old age, mortality and the meaning of life are put in the theoretical and research part of the thesis into mutual context. Using in-depth interviews with individuals living in a selected home for the elderly, the practical part focuses on mapping their assessment of life and finding meaning in it, accepting life in a home for the elderly and relating these seniors to their own mortality. The selected seniors evaluate their lives positively and perceive them as meaningful. The main sources of meaning in life is primarily relationships and a particular society. The home for the elderly is perceived by the respondents as a place to live and some sort of liberation. Going to this institution is mostly taken positively and the seniors are satisfied there. The selected seniors do not think about death and are reconciled to their mortality. They see death as the logical end of life, of which they have no fear. However, there is a fear of dying and a wish not to be a burden to others.
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The Importance of Activation Activities in Retirement Homes for the Elimination of Social Isolation of their Residents
LAMAČOVÁ, Veronika
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to describe the importance of activation activities in homes for the elderly and to find out how they are helpful to the elderly and how activation differentiated during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bachelor thesis deals with the process of aging and old age, the changes that accompany this period, adaptation to old age and the move to a home for the elderly. In the following chapters it describes the needs that help to secure the quality life of the elderly. The next part of this work describes social isolation, its causes and consequences, which result in feeling alone and lonely in some individuals. The last chapter of the bachelor thesis is devoted to activation activities in homes for the elderly. Here it describes the importance of the activation activities, their methods and the duties of the activation worker. The final part focuses on activation activities to prevent social isolation during the Covid pandemic - 19.
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Jak se mi tam žilo? Životní styl v domově pro seniory: autoetnografie života v domově pro seniory
MATOUŠKOVÁ, Lenka
The thesis titled "How did I live there?" Lifestyle in home for the elderly: autoethnography of life in a retirement home, was focused on the description of life from my point of view in the Home of St. Elizabeth. The theoretical part contains the demography of population aging in the Czech Republic focused on South Moravian region due to the location, where the research was conducted. Furthermore I am specifying the terms related to the thesis, such as gerontology, geriatrics, home for the elderly, quality of the life and more. Also I am describing the lifestyle with a mention of the lifestyle of the seniors. In the practical part the results of my qualitative research, which are presented, were obtained from quality analysis. The aim of the work was to find out how to live in a residential facility for the elderly in my view within autoetnography. It was elected qualitative strategy, method autoethnography, data analysis, obtained materials, photographs, and observations. The results were analyzed by coding in the program Atlas.ti. I recorded the daily routine and all the activities, which I had during my compulsory practice. I coded these records and I noted them in the diagram and then I described the codes in the reference to the daily records. The text was supplemented with photo documentation from a normal day in the home for the elderly. The part of annex is a list of categories and resources used to create diagrams and transcribed daily records during the stay. The results showed that I was most affected by the isolation that affected my behavior and I experienced a lot of negative feelings. Furthermore, eating when were meat dishes served was sometimes difficult for me as for vegetarian. I had a hard time perceiving my departure from the facility, because I spent a lot of time here and became to be part of the team. I was excited about leisure activities and the rich program that was offered to clients. I actively participated these activities.
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Quality Management in an Selected Social Organization
SEDLÁČKOVÁ, Michaela
The bachelor's thesis is focused on ways of managing and ensuring quality at a selected organization in the social field, specifically in a home for the elderly. In the Czech Republic, the population is aging, human life expectancy is increasing, and the proportion of seniors is increasing. For these reasons, ever higher demands are placed on the provision of quality social services for the elderly. The quality of home for seniors is primarily determined by the satisfaction of home users, but also by many other tools. Despite the fact that ensuring the quality of service provision is very exacting, there are several ways for employees to achieve quality services. It is up to the workers to combine the provision of quality services and at the same time create such conditions that will enable seniors to remain as self-sufficient as possible. The theoretical part defined the basic concepts which are closely related to the topic of the work. In the practical part, the main research question concerning management methods and quality assurance in the May Home for the Elderly in České Budějovice was answered. Furthermore, constituent research questions concerning Quality Standards in social services introduced in the given social facility were answered. The results were obtained by a qualitative research strategy, a method of secondary data analysis and questioning. The chosen technique was semi-structured interviews, which were conducted with the director and social worker of the May Home for the Elderly in České Budějovice. The results of the research represent mainly the diversity of tools and methods for managing and ensuring the quality of services in a specific home for the elderly. These methods start with certified concepts and end with often neglected supervision and professional education and training for employees. The results of the practical part also represent a developed SWOT analysis and analysis of Quality Standards of Social Services. These analyses were compared and then the proposed recommendations and feedback for specific organizations emerged.
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Social Work in a Nursing Home
MERTLOVÁ, Šárka
The bachelor's thesis deals with social work in a home for the elderly and a person of a social worker. As the population gets older, increasing demands are still placed on supply and the provision of quality social services. These bring with them increased requirements for the provision of quality and educated staff. Great demands are placed firstly on social workers, who must manage all the administration and at the same time have to provide seniors with such conditions thanks to which they will remain as self-sufficient as possible. In the theoretical part, important terms related to the topic of the bachelor thesis were defined. In the practical part, two main research questions concerning the roles and activities of a social worker and the specifics of social work in a home for the elderly were answered. To obtain the results, a qualitative research strategy, a method of questioning and a semi-structured interview technique were chosen. Interviews were conducted with social workers who work in this position in homes for the elderly in the Klatovy district. The results of the research show above all the number of diverse activities that social workers perform in a home for the elderly. These activities begin with talks with the person interested in the service and end with the closing of the client's file. There is a large scale of roles mingling in the activities. In the opinion of social workers, the role of administrator, which is often done to the exclusion of time for direct work with clients, prevails the most. This is considered by social workers to be the main limiting factor of social work together with difficult communication with sensory impaired clients. Another factor is the fact that some clients´ requirements in the home cannot be set individually as clients would demand. The research showed that the respondents saw the possibility of providing quality social work, especially in lifelong learning and professional growth, which are necessary prerequisites for the performance of their profession.
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Spiritual accompaniment of seniors with limited mobility living in residential social facilities
MEDLÍNOVÁ, Olga Izabela
MEDLÍNOVÁ O. I. Spiritual accompaniment of seniors with limited mobility living in residential social facilities. České Budějovice 2022. Bachelor thesis. University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Faculty of Theology. Department of Ethics, Psychology and Charitable Work. Thesis supervisor doc. PhDr. Ludmila Muchova, Ph.D. The thesis deals with the spiritual accompaniment of seniors living in residential facilities. It describes aging and seniors in his physical, mental, social and spiritual integrity. It defines residential facilities for the elderly and the job objectives of their employees. It also deals with the definition of the concept of spirituality, a description of spiritual needs in old age and the importance of faith for the elderly people. It also defines pastoral care and deals with the role of social and activating worker in meeting the spiritual needs of seniors.
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