Organiziranje izvaninstitucionalne skrbi za stare u lokalnoj zajednici - iskustva, potrebe i mogućnosti u Međimurskoj županiji

master's thesis

• Title (english): Organizing noninstitutional Care for the elderly in the local community - experiences, needs and opportunities in Međimurje County
• Author: Karlo Grlač
• Mentor: Nino Žganec (mentor)
• Committee member: Nino Žganec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Štambuk (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Opačić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Law; (In social work); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-11-21, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Activities

Abstract

Starenje populacije predstavlja veliki izazov u svijetu i u Hrvatskoj. Životni vijek čovjeka značajno se produžio, a u populaciji je sve veći postotak starih osoba. Hrvatska s udjelom osoba starijih od 65 godina od 15,7 % prati prosjek zemalja Europske unije. Padom funkcionalne sposobnosti starih osoba uviđamo da je potreba za skrbi sve veća. S ciljem da se što veći broj starih osoba zadrži kod kuće, u svom prirodnom okruženju, razvijaju se, uz dominantni institucionalni oblik, i mnogi izvaninstitucionalni oblici skrbi i pomoći iz socijalnog, ali i zdravstvenog aspekta. Izvaninstitucionalna skrb o starim osobama ima mnoge prednosti u odnosu na institucionalnu skrb jer omogućuje starim osobama da što duže kvalitetno žive u vlastitome domu te da zadovolje svoje specifične potrebe u lokalnoj zajednici.
S obzirom na temu, u radu se prikazuju iskustva, potrebe i mogućnosti skrbi za stare osobe u Međimurskoj županiji s posebnim naglaskom na izvaninstitucionalnu skrb. Izvaninstitucionalna skrb u čitavoj Hrvatskoj, pa tako i u Međimurskoj županiji, slabo je razvijena. Međimurska županija mora razvijati strategiju socijalne skrbi promovirajući aktivno i zdravo starenje uz organizaciju izvaninstitucionalnih oblika skrbi u zajednici koji moraju imati jasan sustav financiranja. Stoga je potrebno reformirati tradicionalne oblike skrbi za starije, osuvremeniti programe koji postoje, uvesti novu strategiju socijalne zaštite starih osoba u kojoj će se ujediniti javni i privatni sektor i udruge. Uvođenje lokalnih izvaninstitucionalnih oblika skrbi u kojima će sam stariji čovjek, njegova obitelj i uža socijalna sredina imati aktivnu i važnu ulogu, jedan je od načina omogućavanja starijima da sami odlučuju o svojoj sudbini i prevladavanja osnovnih pogrešaka centraliziranog državnog planiranja.

Abstract (english)

Population aging is a major challenge in the world and in Croatia. Human life expectancy has increased significantly, with an increasing percentage of the elderly in the population. Croatia, with a share of people older than 65 years of 15.7%, follows
the EU average. With the decline in the functional capacity of the elderly, we recognize that the need for care is increasing. With the aim of keeping as many elderly as possible at home in their natural environment, many non-institutional forms of care and assistance, from both social and health aspects, are being developed along with a dominant institutional form. Noninstitutional care for the elderly has many advantages over institutional care because it allows the elderly to live in their own home for as long as possible and to meet their specific needs in the local community.
Given the topic, the paper presents experiences, needs and care options for the elderly in Međimurje County, with particular emphasis on noninstitutional care. Noninstitutional care throughout Croatia, including Međimurje County, is poorly developed. The County of Međimurje must develop a social welfare strategy by promoting active and healthy aging with the organization of noninstitutional forms of community care that must have a clear funding system. Therefore, it is necessary to reform the traditional forms of care for the elderly, to modernize the existing programs, to introduce a new social protection strategy for the elderly which will unite the public and private sectors and associations. Introducing local, noninstitutional forms of care in which the elderly person, his family and the immediate social environment will play an active and important role is one way of allowing the elderly to decide their own destiny and to overcome the basic mistakes of centralized state planning.

• Keywords: stare osobe; institucionalni i izvaninstitucionalni oblici skrbi; lokalna zajednica; Međimurska županija
• Keywords (english): elderly; institutional and noninstitutional forms of care; local community; Međimurje County
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:199:536423
• Study programme: Title: Social Work; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra socijalnog rada (magistar/magistra socijalnog rada)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2019-11-26 08:51:19