Deinstitutionalization of the social services for the elderly people in the Czech Republic

KUBALČÍKOVÁ, Kateřina. Deinstitutionalization of the social services for the elderly people in the Czech Republic. Journal of gerontological social work. Timisoara: West University of Timisoara, 2009, vol. 2009, No 2, p. 65-74. ISSN 2067-2721.

Basic information

• Original name: Deinstitutionalization of the social services for the elderly people in the Czech Republic
• Name in Czech: Deinstitucionalizace sociálních služeb pro seniory v České republice
• Authors: KUBALČÍKOVÁ, Kateřina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
• Edition: Journal of gerontological social work, Timisoara, West University of Timisoara, 2009, 2067-2721.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50600 5.6 Political science
• Country of publisher: Romania
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/09:00030152
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): senioři; sociální služby; rezidenční péče, komunitní péče
• Keywords in English: elderly; social services; residential care; community care
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

In this paper is described the social service system for the elderly people in the Czech Republic as well as the process of transformation in this field over the last years. The part of these changes, what will be presented, is the concept of deinstitutionalization the residential care. This concept was worked up in connection to main pillars of the transformation the care: implementation of the quality standards into social service providing and the setting of the social service on the local level (through the community planning method). In the another part of this text will be discussed the results of the research on community care service in the Czech Republic, the difficulties in providing this kind of support and actual potential of this service to cover the needs of the elderly people in the locality.

Abstract (in Czech)

V článku je popsán systém sociálních služeb pro seniory v České republice a současný proces transformace sociálních služeb. Východiskem změn v oblasti sociálních služeb pro tuto cílovou skupinu je koncept deinstitucionalizace rezidečních zařízení. Tento proces je popsán v v kontextu rozvoje kvality a závěděni standardů kvality jako nástroje politiky sociálích služeb na národní úrovni. V textu jsou na příkladu konkrétní terénní služby pro tuto cílovou skupiínu popsána pozitiva a rizika procesu deinstitucionalizace, zejména omezené lidské zdroje a kapacita terénních služeb pro komplexní zabezpečení seniora ve vlastní domácnosti.