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Specifics of freetime activities of seniors in special regime homes
MELICHAROVÁ, Eliška
The bachelor thesis deals with the specifics of leisure activities in homes with special regime in selected facilities. The first part deals with the meaning of ageing and old age, types of dementia and care for the elderly. Attention is paid to the chapter on activation, which I worked with in the last chapter. The second part contains a comparison of two facilities I worked in during my study. On the basis of the literature studied, I discussed the specifics of activation activities important for the elderly in residential facilities.
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Taking care of an elder relative: options in Russia
Kuznetsova, Sofya ; Angelovská, Olga (advisor) ; Jusić, Mirna (referee)
The topic of care for seniors considers a variety of aspects related not only to the elderly people themselves but also to their relatives or other caretakers and, usually, to the institutions. Those are, for instance, the institutions providing long-term care at home or in special facilities. In the case of Russia, there are two main dimensions of long-term care for elderly people. The first option is care provided by the state, and the second one is private care provided by non- governmental facilities or by people not belonging to any company. The following thesis aims to research which options for elderly long-term care provided by the state are available for people. The paper consists of an introduction, theoretical framework, methodological part, analytical part, discussion, and a conclusion. Using familisation and defamilisation theory, this thesis investigates and analyses the elderly care options provided by the state in Russia via conducting document analysis. Keywords: elderly care, long-term care, elderly people, Russia
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The Care Community
Nasrollahzadeh Saravi, Yasaman ; Widholmová, Alžběta (referee) ; Muryn, Romea (advisor)
The aging population along with the growing demographic of urban settlements is one of the main challenges cities face, all over the world. As the elderly population is expected to increase significantly in the years to come, cities, which for most parts are designed and structured with the younger and working-age groups in mind, will have to address and adapt to challenges that follow this transition. Care for the elderly is divided into medical and social care domains. While now, most facilities aimed at this age group focus on the medical point of view, the social needs of this demographic are prominently not taken into account. As a result, senior citizens today, struggle with social exclusion and isolation which have been proven to cause serious health impairments. In addition, separating and relocating the elderly to senior facilities is usually not preferred among this age group and their families. Through understanding and analyzing this demographic, its demands, and challenges, this project aimed towards developing an urban strategy by creating different “care typologies” throughout the city of Brno, so that, by implementing these suggested typologies, the city as a whole will provide care for the elderly as a community rather than dis-placing this rising and fragile age-group to institutional care. These typologies were first determined by dividing the city of Brno into three main parts by considering certain parameters as influencing factors. Then, the different space programs were derived and structured through research and in-person interviews with two of the senior facilities in Brno. As a result, three main care typologies were introduced, namely, the care housing, the day care center, and the care community center. Lastly, locations were analyzed and selected for each typology as examples in the typologies’ individual urban regions. The care housing and the day care center typologies were then developed further into detailed architectural design.
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Mixed forms of elderly care and its impact on informal carers' mental health and social problems
Glanzová, Tereza ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Remr, Jiří (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with mixed forms of elderly care in the Czech Republic. The aim is to identify the advantages and potential disadvantages of mixed forms of elderly care in connection with informal carers' mental health and social life. There are 2 groups of informal carers distinguished within the research - those, who get professional care help and those, who care alone or get just a little professional care help. Mixed methods design, which combines quantitative and qualitative research, was used to study the world of informal carers. The quantitative part is based on data from a research Podpora neformálních pečovatelů, which were selected by STEM/MARK agency in 2014. Qualitative research is based on 10 in-depth interviews with informal carers. Both pieces of research are integrated in a phase of data analysis by the explanation method. Informal carers' mental health problems and social problems and its intensity in connection to mixed forms of elderly care are formulated in the results. The thesis also presents factors, which influence mental health problems and social problems. The results showed that using professional care help simultaneously with informal elderly care has a positive impact on informal carers' mental health and social life. Nevertheless, the influence of mixed forms...
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The decision - making of families caring for a senior member focusing on the services provided
Čermáková, Tereza ; Hejzlarová, Eva (advisor) ; Jelínková, Marie (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the decision-making of families caring for a family member in a senior age focused on the services provided. In my work, I have centred my attention to the problem of demographic aging and the problems of seniors, which are the most common today. Today's demographic trends raise the need to redefine old age and professional care for the elderly. I also analyzed the possibilities of professional help that a senior and his loved ones can use in difficult situations related to the old age. One of the goals of my work is to define demographic aging and estimate its growth in the future. I also analyzed the best forms of social care for the elderly and their possible pitfalls. I have been interested in current statistics on the demand for these services and the extent to which demand is being met. Above all, I have tried to find the best options for families who cannot take care of their senior relative effectively enough and options that would best suit seniors who refuse to move into a nursing home. Today, we can come across many forms of care for the elderly that would be worth mentioning. In my thesis, I have mentioned the most important and most effective ones. Based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with family members caring for the elderly, the work shows...
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Typology of Clients Senior House Bechyně
DUŠKOVÁ, Barbora
Theme of bachelor thesis is Typology of clients senior home Bechyně. Main goal was to find out, which clients are typical in senior home Bechyně from sociology point of view. Work is contained from two parts so as theoretical part and research.Teoretical part should present the most typical model of client in senior home Bechyně and the importance of adaptation the client in home for the elderly that should not to be underestimated. It also points out the important part of collaboration with family, importance of communication, saturating of needs, care and activating activity, which could help the client in this life period. Research was interpreted by method qualitative research through half-structured interview. Communication partners were chosen from senior home Bechyně. Ten seniors were asked to do the talk according to their maintained cognitive function so they were capable of answering the questions. Complementary method to comprehend look of selected issue was also made interviews with 8 employees of senior home from social and health care department. Research was made in two phases. At first was performed pre-research and after that the main research. Interviews were recorded on dictaphone and rewrite literally. Gained data were evaluated via method creating clusters. From results of the research emerged, that typical client of senior home Bechyně is more than 60 years old senior who has diabetes and suffers from dementia. Most of clients are coming from home environment. During the moving is important to care about adaptation in new environment and it should not be underrated. Gained knowledge and conclusions of bachelor thesis are going to be used as feedback for senior home Bechyně. The conclusion could also be used as foundation of next research or as addition to education material in looking after seniors from health and social aspects.
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The Principles of Funding of the Public and Voluntary Formalised Solidarity in the Social Care Services in the Czech Republic
Vojtíšek, Petr ; Tomeš, Igor (advisor) ; Průša, Ladislav (referee) ; Haškovcová, Helena (referee)
Title: The Principles of Funding of the Public and Voluntary Formalised Solidarity in the Social Care Services in the Czech Republic Abstract: The social care services are a specific system within the social protection system. Opposed to the public benefit systems they allow the coexistence of public and voluntary solidarity. There are many welfare state models and systems of cooperation of the public and NGOs in Europe. These models offer differently formed relationships of their entities. This thesis raises the question of finding a more convenient organisation of the whole system of the social care services in the Czech Republic where the problem is currently being discussed The objective of the thesis is to find possibilities of public and voluntary solidarity in the social care services settings and to suggest ways for their cooperation. The research is mainly based on qualitative methods. Firstly, the causal links of statistical nature from the fields of demography, social relations and economics are introduced. In the next step a combination of methods of in depth interviews and expert discussions is used. They focus on public solidarity and regulation in the system. The last research step brings 3 case studies with examples of the best practice in financing of NGOs in the social care services...
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The influence of elderly care for dependent senior to the relationsships among family members
Konrádová, Kateřina ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Kandert, Josef (referee)
This paper deals with the relationships between family members in a later stage of the family life-cycle, parents have lost their full self-sufficiency. Adult children support their parents, interaction is frequent and this situation often leads to relocation. The basic question of this study is how these circumstances affects a relations between family members and especially intergenerational relationships between adult children and their parents. The paper is mainly based on the concept of ambivalence and the model of intergenerational solidarity. The research conducted in Czech Republic is a further important background. Data from the research titled "Family Cohesion in the Elderly Care" are analyzed. This research is implemented under the guidance of Prof. PhDr.Hynek Jerabek, CSc. and has a qualitative and quantitative part. Author uses the concepts such as conflict, ambivalence and affectual solidarity to describe intergenerational relationships. The conclusion is that intergenerational relationships in families are characterized by a very strong emotional bond, although high degree of conflict and negative emotion also appeared.
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