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Zootherapy as an activating activity in retirement home
GAJARSKÁ, Kateřina
The work deals with the effect zootherapy has on the needs of seniors in retirement home. The theoretical part characterizes the concepts of old age and aging, and also deals with the periodization of old age. It also describes humas needs. The main part od the work is devoted to the theme of zootherapy. This section defines its main forms used in homes for the elderly - cenistherapy, felinetherapy and ornithotherapy.
Use of Canistherapy in SeneCura SeniorCentrum Písek
ZEMANOVÁ, Tereza
The thesis deals with the use of canistherapy in the senior house SeneCura Písek. The theoretical part characterizes what canistherapy is, what are its forms, methods, techniques and effects and where it is possible to use canistherapy. It also describes the senior's needs and the types of social services they can use, specifically focusing on the SeneCura SeniorCentrum Písek. The practical part deals with the question of what effect the use of canistherapy in a residential form has on clients and how the whole process is perceived by seniors and employees.
Quality of life of the elderly in residential facility
FOREJTNÍKOVÁ, Marie
The bachelor thesis deals with the quality of life of seniors and their needs in the retirement homes. The first chapter describes ageing and old age, division of old age and preparation for old age. The second chapter describes human needs and their division, then attention is focused on the needs of seniors and on the specific needs of seniors in the home for the elderly and barriers to their fulfillment. The third chapter deals with the quality of life and with their division and measurement, than focus on the quality of life in old age and on the context of quality of life and the needs of seniors in the homes for the elderly. The final chapter describes the homes for the elderly, then discusses the standards of quality of social services, individual planning, using the client's life story in care and cooperation with the family of seniors as tools that significantly affect the fulfillment of specific needs and thereby affect the quality of life of seniors in the homes for elderly.
The live of users in nursing homes and in the home environment
JIRSOVÁ, Hana
The aim of this diploma thesis is to track the subjective reasons clients move to a nursing home. The theoretical part is focused on social work with the elderly, the legislative framework of the care service and the offer of assistance for the elderly. One of the chapters is devoted to the needs of old age. Part of the work is devoted to proper communication with the elderly. The end of the theoretical part is devoted to the importance of one's family in the care of the elderly and changes of one's home (moving). A qualitative research strategy was used in the diploma thesis. The research was a field research. The method of data collection was a semi-structured interview. The data were processed using qualitative content analysis and the creation of biographies of research participants. Three groups of respondents from the entire South Bohemian Region took part in the research. The first group consisted of elderly people who live in a home environment and use Home health care. The second group consisted of elderly people who live in a nursing home. The research also included a third group - employees in the care area. The most common reasons for moving to a nursing home were deteriorating health, musculoskeletal pain, frequent pain and falls. Another often mentioned reason was the fear that they could no longer take care of themselves due to reduced self-sufficiency. Most of the elderly people interviewed relied on the help of family and friends. Among the often mentioned reasons was the death of one's spouse and the fact that the family no longer wants or isn't able take care of them. From the point of view of employees, the reason may also be the solution of a housing and financial problem. Only one respondent was strongly dissatisfied with living in a nursing home. The results of the research can serve as feedback and information material for employees of care service.
Maintaining ergotherapy as free time activities male clients in retirements homes
VRBOVÁ, Lenka
The thesis is divided into a theoretical and an empirical part. The theoretical one explains the position of fitness ergotherapy among leisure activities. The aim of the qualitative survey of the empirical part is to figure out how ergotherapy fulfils the needs of home's clients, especially men - how they engage in the workshop activities. The first chapter describes the concepts of aging and old age, it focuses on the needs of seniors. The second chapter describes the home for the elderly and possibilities of leisure activities. The third chapter deals with the concept of ergotherapy. It focuses on fitness ergotherapy and its use in such facilities. The main needs fulfiled through the activities in the men's workshop are apparently socializing, life goal, stimulation, selfesteem, life continuity and emotional relationship among the clients.
Social fieldwork with seniors
HYBRANTOVÁ, Jana
The thesis is focused on the field social work with elderly people. The first chapter describes old age, aging, changes in old age, changes in self-sufficiency and aging of society. The second chapter is devoted to the needs of seniors. The third chapter contains social work with seniors, care allowance, irreplaceable role of the family in the care of a senior and field social services in Blatná region. The theoretical part is followed by a research process whose aim is to chart the seniors satisfaction with the use of services in the region and also the help of their families. There are two facilities providing the social service in the certain area in the research group. One of them is the Regional Charity of Strakonice and the other one is the Care Service Organisation.

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