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The offer of activation programs at senior house Kopretina in Plzeň
FENCLOVÁ, Zuzana
Our population is aging, people live longer. The number of the elderly who are not self-sufficient and need help of other person has been growing. These elderly often do not have a family who could either take care of them or are not able to take care of them. One of the possible solution for such people is to use services of Homes for the Elderly. An important part of care of healthy body is care of psychological (mental) well-being. It is proved that these two areas interact and in the spirit of this interaction, leisure activities in Homes for the Elderly are offered. They offer meaningful use of leisure time to the elderly and also possibility to meet new people and find new friends to spend their leisure time with. The thesis is divided into two parts. The theoretical part deals with theoretical ways and solutions connected with old age, with needs of a human and leisure activities of the elderly and it also deals with social services for these people. It also describes the Home for the Elderly called Kopretina in the town of Plzen, where the research took place. Qualitative research and semi-structured interviews were applied to gather data in the empirical part. The objective of the work was to find out whether the elderly in Kopretina are satisfied with the offer of activation programmes. Three sub-questions were set to answer the main pre-set research question. The main research question led to the confirmation of the objective. The information gathered through the research may be used to improve the offered activities in the Home Kopretina. The research also showed which activity in the Home is wanted.
The offer of health and social services for seniors in relation to their needs
HADAČOVÁ, Jana
Abstract The society has become increasingly interested in the issue of seniors at present. Considering the increasing age of seniors, a situation when they are not able to take care of themselves and need help of another person may occur. The assistance secured by health and social services may be provided to seniors in their homes or in housing facilities. Human needs are changing and developing with age and form an integral part of the personality of an individual. The theoretical part of the thesis addressed the terms of aging, old age, needs and health and social services. The data were collected using the qualitative research strategy, the method of questioning and the technique of interviews, involved observation and technical literature analysing. While interviewing the respondents, their anonymity was respected. The objective of the thesis was to ascertain whether needs of seniors are satisfied in relation with the offered health and social services. In the research, the main research question was set out. In order to answer the question, five research sub-questions associated with the interview structure were used. The research was conducted in retirement home Hvízdal České Budějovice, p.o. (organization co-funded by the state budget). The main research question led to confirmation of the thesis objective. The obtained information may be used for improvement of quality of the services provided in the facility where the research was conducted.

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