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The bachelor thesis focuses on satisfaction with services provided in homes for the elderly in the Příbram district. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out how satisfied users are with the services provided in homes for the elderly in the Příbram district. The bachelor thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. The theoretical part describes the concepts related to the title of this bachelor thesis - old age, ageing and the associated ageism, aspects of ageing or ageing population, senior and communication with him/her, needs of seniors or the definition of satisfaction. Last but not least, the topics of social care for the elderly, the social worker, social services for the elderly and finally I have described the actual service of the home for the elderly. In the practical part, I set one main research question, which was "How satisfied are the users of the retirement home with the services provided?", and to this six sub-questions were set. For data collection, qualitative research and interview method, semi-structured interview technique was chosen. The size of the research population was not precisely determined in advance, the questioning was conducted to theoretical saturation - only two criteria were given, namely that they must be users of one of the homes for the elderly in the district of Příbram and they must be able to communicate and understand the questions. The informants with whom the research was conducted were 16 in total. The aim of the Bachelor's thesis was fulfilled and it was found that all users of homes for the elderly in Příbram district are satisfied with the services provided. The results of the bachelor thesis can serve as feedback for the homes for the elderly where the research was carried out and as a stimulus for possible improvement of services in order to contribute to the increase of user satisfaction. Furthermore, it can help those interested in this residential service in their decision making process.

The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out whether and in what way activation activities contribute to the adaptation of users 65+ to the stay in nursing home from the perspective of seniors and senior women. In the theoretical part, the basic concepts related to the issue were described. In the practical part, the research question "Which activation activities facilitate the adaptive process of users 65+ during their stay in nursing home?" was answered and the sub-question "What are the benefits of activation activities in nursing home for the adaptation of users 65+?".For the research, a qualitative research strategy and interview method with semi-structured interview technique was chosen. Data analysis was conducted using open coding method. The research file was selected using purposive sampling. The research population consisted of 2 male and 14 female seniors who met the predetermined selection criteria. Research has shown that activation activities for nursing home users have an impact on the adaptive process. In the opinion of the seniors, garden therapy and music therapy have the greatest influence on the adaptive process. These activities help to create mutual social contacts, influence the psychological state of the users, fill their free time and create a friendly atmosphere. The results of the research will be used as feedback for the facilities where the research was conducted in order to evaluate the quality of the service provided in order to improve the quality of the service.

In the diploma thesis named " How the Covid-19 pandemic affected the living situation of seniors in a retirement home", first I focus on theoretical terms such as senior, ageing, old age, retirement home, the Covid-19 pandemic, but I also want to point to the topic of the vulnerability of the elderly in a retirement home and the mental health of a person in the old age with regard to the chosen topic of this diploma thesis. Part of my thesis is also qualitative research, which is an inquiry with the help of semi-structured interviews with seniors in a retirement home. With respondents, I focus on four main topics that outline the overall process of their pandemic experience. At the end of this thesis I analyzes the perception of the residence of the clients in a retirement home in Ústí nad Labem during the pandemic from their point of view and this way I bring an insight of experiencing a 2.5-year pandemic in a retirement home thanks to the experiences of individual respondents.

The thesis is focused on leisure activities of seniors in the Liberec region. The current situation of the main issue is theoretically described in the introduction of the thesis. Definitions of the concepts of a senior, aging and old age, leisure and leisure activities of seniors, and the needs of seniors are provided. At the end of the theoretical part, prejudices and stereotypes about old age presented. The practical part of the thesis contains the results of quantitative design research, which was carried out both in the form of a questionnaire of 300 seniors in the Liberec region, and by analyzing data - websites, the output of which is a database of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in district cities of the Liberec region. The main purpose of the thesis is mapping the situation in the area of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in the Liberec region. The results showed that there is no clear and comprehensive offer of publicly accessible leisure activities for seniors in the Liberec region. They learn about them mainly from the media and from relatives and acquaintances. Furthermore, it was also discovered that seniors are interested in modern technology, memory games and social activities. But the greatest demand is for joint activities of the elderly...

The goal of the thesis is to find out what impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on social contacts among seniors. We, among others, examined how often seniors were able to meet within a residential care facility. We were also interested in how often seniors from residential care facilities had contacts with their families and friends. The research part was processed on the basis of a qualitative survey and implemented by means of semi-structured interviews with 8 communication partners, namely seniors in nursing home of the Social Assistance Centre in Vodňany. The communication partners were chosen on the basis of the simple purposive sampling method, so all of them met the criteria set in advance, so that the sample set complied with the goal of the bachelor thesis. The obtained data was processed by means of open coding. The codes created this way were consequently divided into certain categories. Eight categories arose, one of which has three subcategories. To make it clear some parts of the research part are accompanied with pictures with diagrams. The fact that the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the social contacts among seniors and that social isolation of these people arose was discovered on the basis of the research of this bachelor thesis. The contacts with families were also strongly limited and were particularly substituted by telephone communication, which certainly cannot be as valuable as a personal contact. The thesis can serve as informational material for the public but also for social workers in nursing homes, to show how important social contacts are for seniors.

This bachelor thesis describes how digitization is reflected in seniors' leisure activities and how it has changed in connection with the Covid Sars 19 pandemic. It is a theoretical work dealing with aging and old age as well as the changes and needs associated with this natural process. It also describes free time and leisure activities of seniors, and in the last part it focuses on digital technologies in free time and during the pandemic, specifically robots as social companions, and the phenomenon of virtual reality.

The diploma thesis topic is the decision-making of families regarding the care of their relatives in the elderly before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The work aims to find out and describe the reasons of caregivers which led to the choice of a specific type of care for their relatives before and during the pandemic, through retrospective interviews with family members of seniors. At the same time, to reflect with the respondents on the changes they had to deal with during the pandemic in relation to the care of the elderly. The work is divided into the theoretical and methodological part. The theoretical part is divided into three main chapters and primarily focuses on the general characteristics of care for the elderly, the definition of key needs of seniors, and the impact of the pandemic on the lives of seniors and carers. Due to the focus of the diploma thesis, he also deals with the typology of family caregivers. The aim of this part was to define the typology of families, with which I further worked in the methodological part. The last chapter describes pandemic's impact on seniors' lives, taking into account the problems related to their care. The methodological part deals with its own qualitative research, which was conducted through 16 interviews with with primary caregivers randomly...

My thesis is divided into the theoretical part, where I describe the definition of the term senior, I also focused to old age and aging, I describe changes in old age for example. In the last chapter, I deal with the concept of needs. There are divided social needs in connection with the quality of life in old age, there is listed Maslow's pyramid of needs. The individual needs are described in detail. In the second part of my bachelor's thesis, I present the aim of the thesis, which is to map the fulfilment of social needs of clients in selected homes for the elderly from their perspective. There are also a research questions, how their social needs are met from the point of view of clients of social services for the elderly, how the social needs of clients are met from the point of view of employees and what are the differences between individual homes for the elderly in meeting the social needs of their clients. The third part presents the methodology and technique of data collection, the research set is described here, and the ethical side of the research is also mentioned. In my bachelor's thesis, I tried to find out the fulfilment of social needs of seniors in these homes by using questionnaire methods and interviews with employees from retirement homes (Horní Stropnice retirement home, České Velenice retirement home, Český Krumlov retirement home). The research file formed 12 clients from the Home for the Elderly Horní Stropnice, 12 clients from the Home for the Elderly Česká Velenice and 15 clients from the Home for the Elderly Český Krumlov. This number results from the number of clients who were able to complete the questionnaires. I also interviewed six employees from these three homes for elderly. The results of my research showed that in all homes for the elderly that I examined, the social needs of clients are sufficiently met. Some clients are not satisfied with the accommodation in a multiple room. The answers to the question of whether they feel fear are astonishing. Surprisingly, I have seen more responses, with clients feeling scared and some saying they should. I also found out that most seniors have contact with other clients or at least have this opportunity. Clients stated that they have the opportunity to talk about their problems and afflictions with the employees of homes for the elderly, which I perceive as positive. Clients very often use this option, talk to employees and also confide in them about their problems or worries. It is also gratifying that the family commutes to most clients at least once a week, rarely the family commuting once a month and occasionally once a year. Some questions focused on friendships and relationships between clients. I think it is beneficial for clients to be able to share a room with their partners and to share intimate moments with their partners. With this thesis, I wanted to help the general public to look into the issues of social needs of clients in homes for the elderly and it could serve as a guide for the retirement home, which are trying to meet these needs

This Bachelor's thesis addresses the issue of substance abuse in a home for the elderly. The dissertation is divided to a theoretical and a research part. The theoretical part contains a review of the literature on the given topic. It consists of four chapters. The first chapter contains an overview of legal and illegal substances. The second chapter deals with substance use in old age. The third chapter defines old age, ageing and the term eardely person. The last and fourth chapter focuses on the definition of the term nursing home. There are also described the conditions for admission to a nursing home, the services provided, including the number of nursing homes currently in the Czech Republic. The main aim of the bachelor dissertation is to explore the general awareness of the elderly people about addictive substances (types of addictive substances, their effects, formation of addiction, health and social complications of abuse,prevention and treatment options). The sub-objective is to determine the extent of substance use among seniors. The quantitative research methods were used to achieve these objectives. The collection of information was carried out by the interview method, using questionnaires of our own construction. The questionnaires included Likert scale, open and closed questions. The research was carried out in the selected home for the elderly in the South Bohemia region. The final sample included 30 respondents over the age of fifty. According to the research, the awareness of respondents is mostly high. Seniors use a variety of legal addictive substances, most commonly drugs, tobacco products, caffeinated beverages and alcohol. The results of the Bachelor's thesis may increase awareness of the problem among seniors and staff of retirement homes, including students of the helping professions and interested members of the general public.

This bachelor thesis deals with social functioning in the retirement home during the Covid-19 pandemic. Terms age and ageing are described in the theoretical part. The issues of social functioning, Covid-19 disease and restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic are also discussed. The practical part of this bachelor thesis includes processing and assessment of results of survey. The bachelor thesis has aspirations to characterize social functioning of clients of the retirement home during the Covid-19 pandemic. To achieve this goal the strategy of the semi-structured interview was chosen. The main research question is: How the social functioning of clients of the retirement home has been changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic? Interviewees were chosen according to given criteria. The additional interview with the head nurse, who assessed social functioning of clients of the retirement home, is enclosed to give the bachelor thesis higher plausibility. The Open Coding Method was chosen to assess gained data. The research shows that every client of the retirement home was somehow affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. How much social functioning of clients was influenced, depends on their personalities and abilities to cope with difficult life situations. This bachelor thesis can be used as methodical aid for social workers working with the elderly people or as informational material for public people. It also brings feedback for the retirement home, where was the research held.

The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out and describe which needs of seniors can be met through leisure activities in a residential facility and under which conditions. The bachelor thesis deals with the process of aging and old age and the changes associated with it and adaptation to old age. It also describes the needs, of which saturation is significant in senior age, beacuse it affects the quality of life of seniors. The following chapter deals with the specifics of leisure time in old age. Furthermore, the bachelor thesis focuses on a home for the elderly and the adaptation of the senior to a new place after moving to a home for the elderly. Last but not least, the thesis talks about activating activities in a home for the elderly. The types of activating activities and the needs that can be met during these activities are described here. Another essential part of the bachelor's thesis is the content of work of the activation worker. The theoretical work will be illustrated by examples from a particular facility for the elderly.

The diploma thesis is focused on the issue of offering activation and educational activities in retirement homes during the coronavirus crisis. The main goal of this work is to analyze the offer of educational and activation programs in retirement homes and findings and definition of differences in the offer of these programs in the period before and during the coronavirus crisis. The aim of this work should be to describe the current offer of activation and educational activities in homes for the elderly, how it differs from the normal situation and whether the current state affects the participation of seniors in these activities or their preferences. The work is divided into theoretical and empirical part. The theoretical part describes the definition of basic concepts of this problematics, describes the quality of life of elderly and society's attitude towards the elderly, functions and goals of education of elderly, possible ways of motivation and barriers in education of elderly and finally the importance and staffing for educational and activation activities in retairment homes. The empirical part will focus on the already mentioned analyze of offering activation and educational activities in retirement homes during the coronavirus crisis. Questionnaire survey and interviews with activation...

Name and surname of the author: Simona Šimánková Institution: Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of non- medical studies Title: Quality of Life of elderly people living in a retirent home Supervisor: prof. PhDr. Jiří Mareš, Csc Number of pages: 105 Number of of attachments: 7 Year of defense: 2020/2021 Keywords: Quality of life, gerontology, geriatrics, senior, old age, aging, health, illness, social care, nursing homes The bachelor's thesis deals with the issue of quality of life in a home for the elderly. The bachelor thesis is divided into theoretical and empirical part. In the theoretical part we discuss the concept of quality of life in a general context and quality of life focused on the quality of life of seniors. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with the issues of old age, aging, geriatrics and gerontology, the needs of seniors, describes the changes that the elderly population is facing. The work also notes the various social care options for seniors, treatments for the elderly and health problems faced by older seniors. The empirical part is focused on determining the quality of life of seniors in the home for the elderly Oasis in Nové Město nad Metují. The research is conceived in the form of a mixed approach. In the quantitative part, an...

The aim of the bachelor thesis is to describe the importance of activation activities in homes for the elderly and to find out how they are helpful to the elderly and how activation differentiated during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bachelor thesis deals with the process of aging and old age, the changes that accompany this period, adaptation to old age and the move to a home for the elderly. In the following chapters it describes the needs that help to secure the quality life of the elderly. The next part of this work describes social isolation, its causes and consequences, which result in feeling alone and lonely in some individuals. The last chapter of the bachelor thesis is devoted to activation activities in homes for the elderly. Here it describes the importance of the activation activities, their methods and the duties of the activation worker. The final part focuses on activation activities to prevent social isolation during the Covid pandemic - 19.

The diploma thesis is focused on the consequences of the situation associated with the Covid- 19 pandemic, specifically of the consequences of the ban on visits of family members in retirement homes. The aim of the thesis is to determine the impact on the mental health, as well as on the attitude and quality of life in this period. The thesis is devided into theoretical part and empirical part. The theoretical part firstly introduces the concepts of "old age and aging" and the realted topic of "psychological changes in old age". A larger part of the theoretical part forming a chapter entitled "quality of life". Which is one of the key concepts permeating the entire thesis. The first part of this chapter introduces the term "quality of life" and its dimensions. The second part is focused on factors influencing quality of life and methids for its measurement. The third chapter of the theoretical part consists of a brief description of social services provided to elderly people with the focus on retirement homes. This part also describes possibilities of employment and work of a special educator in these facilities. The last chapter of the theoretical part is devoted to the topic of the Covid- 19 pandemic and its impacts. The aim of the empirical part is to find out the opinions of workers and...

The Diploma thesis titled Educational needs of elderly and their motivation for education has been aimed to provide an analysis of the current needs, interests and motivation in the area of education of elderly and introduce this issue to the public. The theoretical part of the thesis provides a brief overview of the basic terms and findings related to the topic of seniors' education. It comprises a description of opportunities, specific features and aspects of the issue, including existing and potential barriers. Amongst other things, this chapter emphasises a society-wide significance of the seniors' education, considering, in particular, the recent demographic trends. The thesis outlines future challenges, difficulties and possible solutions associated with education of the respective social group. Further, the theoretical part focuses on the phenomenon of motivation. It sums up basic findings gained to date, defines individual types of motivation as well as the function and role motivation plays in terms of participation in further education of adults, particularly seniors. The final practical part has been devoted to educational needs and motivation of seniors from an empirical point of view. The survey suggests reasons and motives leading to participation in follow-up education programmes and...

These days, due to low natality and increasing life expectancy, we face the fact that the Czech population is getting older and older. Growing old is connected with risks of health difficulties, that have a huge impact on the quality of our lives. One of the most important health problems that elderly people have is instability causing e.g. falls. They are quite common with increasing age and they can cause lots of serious consequences. Seniors with provable symptoms should not underestimate their state of health and they should rather look up specialized care. One of the options for the prevention of impaired postural stability and subsequent falls may be physiotherapy that focuses on this issue. This diploma thesis aims to describe the possibilities of how physiotherapy can help improve postural stability with elderly people. The thesis also suggests exercises that seniors could do on their own and thanks to them elderly people could improve their postural stability. My diploma thesis consists of the theoretical and practical part. The first one contains gained pieces of knowledge of later life, growing old, postural stability, and application of physiotherapy. In the practical part, I mention six case interpretations with elderly people between 76 and 78 years. In these interpretations, which consisted of entrance and final tests, we can see the differences that appeared after stabilographic training and after following the method that I had created. I believe that this thesis could help spread awareness of impaired postural stability with elderly people. It could probably be used for the training of seniors and it could become a therapeutic methodology not just for nurses in the retirement homes but probably for the general public as well.

The final work deals with the importance of social activation activities for the elderly population. The work is divided into two main parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part maps the current state of affairs and describes basic concepts that deal with this issue. It introduces readers to the manifestations of aging, adaptation to a new life stage, and addresses myths that are anchored in today's society. It also focuses on seniors' leisure time, their opportunities and the specific distribution of activation activities. These activities are described in more detail in each chapter. The aim of the research investigation is to determine the importance of social activation activities for the elderly population. The practical part describes the basic activities offered by the House of Nursing in Susice, where a research investigation was conducted with respondents who regularly attend social activation activities for the elderly. The research took the form of a questionnaire survey involving a total of 75 senior citizens. This was followed by an evaluation of the completed questionnaires, which is commented on in more detail in the Discussion chapter.

The bachelor thesis focuses on the provision of felinotherapy in retirement homes in the South-Bohemian region. The aim of the thesis is to find out in which way (types, forms, methods, techniques, utilities, financing, staffing, documentation management, involvement of a social worker) felinotherapy is provided in retirement homes. The sub-objective aims to find out the benefit from the point of view of workers providing zootherapy. The theoretical part defines major terms of the particular issue. In the practical part are interpreted results of the exploratory survey. For the survey was chosen a qualitative investigative strategy, a method of interviewing, and a technique of semi-structured interview. The examined sample consisted of 4 informants providing felinotherapy in retirement homes, who were chosen by purposive quota sampling. Information obtained from interviews were analysed via open coding. Acquired codes were divided into categories from which were subsequently formed schemes. The exploratory survey revealed that felinotherapy is provided only in two retirement homes in the South-Bohemian region. Used methods in nursing homes are activities with animals and therapies with the help of animals. The benefit is from the perspective of workers providing felinotherapy seen mainly from the psychosocial and physical sides. Felinotherapy especially helps to better psychical condition and enables more frequent social interaction. From the physical side, felinotherapy serves as a supportive rehabilitation device. The bachelor thesis charted the degree of provision of felinotherapy in the South-Bohemian region, and it will be served as a source of information that can be used for example by volunteers or retirement homes. Further, the thesis may increase the awareness of the general public.

The bachelor's thesis "Satisfaction of seniors in a residential facility of social services - in a senior home" examined, compared and evaluated the satisfaction of seniors with care and life in a residential facility of social services. The aim of the work was to find out what main factors influenced the satisfaction of seniors with their lives in a senior home and whether their satisfaction differed depending on gender, age and length of stay. The theoretical part of the thesis explained the key concepts and legal definitions, from which the conditions for the life of seniors in various facilities in our country are derived. The topicality of the topic was emphasized due to the aging of the population on one hand and the increasing quality of medical care and thus the length of life on the other - it is clear that the population of seniors will grow and so will the need for health and social services. It also structured the forms of senior care in our country. The empirical part of the work covered the results of its own research and their comparison with the results of other similar works. Method: questionnaire survey - self-designed questionnaire. Results: 140 respondents from the original 156 respondents, ie 89.74%, participated in the research. Conclusions: The satisfaction of seniors depends...

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...

The theme of this bachelor thesis is the adaptation of seniors in the home of elderly Horní Stropnice. The aim of the bachelor thesis is to find out what factors affect the adaptation process in the home for the elderly. The theoretical part defines the concepts of old age and ageing. Both age limits determining age and society's view of old age, including a description of biological, psychological and social changes related to ageing, are defined here. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with the needs and quality of life of the elderly, the care of the elderly in the family, in the health sector and the social care services offered. An integral part of this part is also the definition of adaptation and adaptation process for old age and stay in a home for the elderly. The adaptation process is influenced not only by the preparation for old age, but also by the approach to active ageing. The practical part describes the research itself, the chosen qualitative research strategy, the method of questioning and the technique of a semi-structured conversation using instructional questions. The research set was determined by deliberate purpose-built selection so that the selected sample accurately corresponded to the focus of the research. The method of groups and classification by thematic similarity was used for the processing of the data obtained. The chosen method and technique of research was selected with regard to the main research question, namely: What factors affect the adaptation of seniors in the Home for the elderly Horní Stropnice? From the research carried out, 3 factors play a very important role in adaptation in the home for the elderly. First, it is relationships, namely with the family of the senior, frequent contacts with her and her support, as well as relationships with the staff of the home, their friendliness and willingness. Secondly, it is the mental state of the client, his personality settings and access to life and old age, at the same time also voluntary consent to the placement in the home for the elderly and the possibility of personal spirituality. And thirdly, the environment of the home for the elderly, its internal and external environment and surroundings is also involved in the successful adaptation.

The main topics of this master's thesis are active ageing and volunteering of seniors in the Czech Republic. The text considers volunteering of seniors as a form of active ageing. The aim of this thesis is to look closely at volunteering of seniors, how they become volunteers, and find out how volunteering affects their quality of life. Using the method of qualitative research and biographical interview, as a form of data collection, 7 respondents were examined. The result of the research has shown that volunteering has a positive effect on the quality of life of seniors. Improving the quality of life is reflected in the fact that seniors take fewer medicines and they are in a better mental condition. Because of new relationships and experiences, they feel more socially included and happy. Moreover, it is shown that seniors likely to choose work with children as a volunteer activity. In addition, the research has shown that theory of continuity and theory of compensation are approximately equally represented as a theory of the beginning of volunteering. Key words Active ageing, volunteer, senior volunteering, quality of life, senior, ageing, age.

The bachelor thesis is focused on the advantages and disadvantages of care for the elderly in the home environment. The first chapter contains the characteristics of aging and old age, changes in old age, the characteristics of the family and home care. The second chapter contains assistance through social services and financial resources. The third chapter contains the advantages and disadvantages of caring for the elderly in the home environment.

The diploma thesis focuses on the quality of life of seniors with hearing impairment. The thesis involves introduction into hearing impairment as well as its definition, occurrence and classification of hearing disorders. The etiology, diagnostics and hearing prosthetics are also included. The thesis also includes the issue of aging and the aging process, including social services and facilities for the elderly. The last chapter of the theoretical part deals with the quality of life, explains the established approaches, current models and methods of measurement. In the practical part of the thesis, a combined research was carried out. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews with hearing impaired seniors as well as through questionnaires with experts in the field of ENT and phoniatrics. The aim of this research was to find out in which specific areas of the quality of life have the seniors recognized the largest decrease. Research questions were focused, for example, on the ways elderly people with hearing impairment deal with this disorder, on the choice of compensatory aids and on the degree of integration into society in dependence on the hearing impairment. KEYWORDS senior, retirement home, aging, hearing impairment, compensatory aid, quality of life, communication

Thesis "Ethical Aspects of Senior Care" deals with the recent issue of an aging population from the point of view of psychological, health-social and value-existential changes of man. It emphasizes the importance of adhering to ethical principles in senior care and complements practical social work by a specific analysis of the most important aspects of aging. Thesis is divided into five elementary parts. The first part of the thesis describes everything related to old age, the second part deals with the care of seniors from the historical point of view to the present. The third part of the thesis deals with the needs and the related value orientation of seniors. The fourth part tries to find and explain some ethical aspects that accompany the man in senium (dignity, autonomy, ageism). The fifth and final section offers some options for solving ethical problems that can be helpful in mastering this difficult part of life.

This bachelor thesis is focused on reasons due to which seniors using senior facilities can not or do not want to join activation programmes. To map the issue out, general nurses were addressed, as well as seniors whose general knowledge of activation programmes and their opinions on these programmes, were being detected. Especially questions focused on the issue of providing activation programmes were aimed at social workers. This thesis consists of a theoretical, and an empirical part. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on changes occuring during old age, on the suitable technique of senior communication, and possible activation programmes that may be applied in senior homes. The empirical part consists of four aims. The following was being detected: the reasons why seniors do not join activation programmes in senior facilities, and what activation programmes seniors in senior facilities are provided with, as well as the ways these programmes are being provided. The last aim was trying to detect how general nurses participate in activation programmes, as well as their knowledge in this area. A semi-structured interview technique was chosen for the purposes of the empirical part of this thesis. The obtained information was processed via the pen-paper method, and further, using open coding, divided into the 3 relevant categories. The general-nurse category contains four more subcategories, social worker category five subcategories, and senior category six subcategories. The survey results prove that the most frequently given reasons for not involving seniors into these activities is unsatisfactory health condition, but also other personal reasons. Senior facilities offer a wide programme choice. All programmes except dramatherapy are represented. Activation programmes are provided based on health condition and the seniors´ wishes in an individual or group form. General nurses take part in preparing the seniors for the activation programmes. Some help in activity implementation. The general nurses´ knowledge about the held activation programmes in their facility are more than satisfactory. All of the general nurses were even able to list the professional titles of activation programmes. This thesis helps to sketch possible reasons why seniors refuse to get involved in activation programmes, the satisfaction with programme offer, and personal opinions on new programmes, rooms, and staff implementing these programmes.

The theoretical part of this thesis contains the definitions of getting old, being old and the demographics that are connected with these periods of life. Most of the theoretical part pertains to EAN Syndrome and its manifestation and impacts on people's lives. I concerns legislation, EAN Syndrome, non-profit organizations, but the majority of this theoretical section deals with emergency services. I also added the real stories of abused seniors. I used fived case histories of emeregency services clients from the non-profit organization named Elpida, because of the relevance of Elpida's work on elderly. The next part contains transcribed interviews with employees of this organization. I have also inserted my own comments and created tables with the results. The research confirmed, that emergency services are integral to the prevention and solution to EAN Syndrome.

This diploma thesis is theoretical and is dedicated to old age and ageing. The aim of this diploma thesis is to summarize existing knowledge of old age and to view this final stage of human life from different perspectives and in various context. It is based on periodization of human life. It deals with the process of ageing and its progress, it lists definitions and theories on ageing and also discusses possible premises of longevity. It attempts to define old age and lists myths and prejudices associated with old age. It describes old age from different perspectives of multiple science fields, such as philosophy, biology, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, demography, sociology and social work. It depicts science fields concerned with old age and points out selected aspects of life that can influence elderly person, such as financial situation, housing situation, education, leisure activies, interpersonal relations. It also mentions possible crisis situations during old age, violence against elderly people and system of care of elderly people in the Czech republic. It explains the importance of adaptation during old age and outlines possible image of end of life. At the end of the thesis a set of recommendations for happy old age is included.

Title: Evaluating the difference of physical activity in older people at home and in institutional care in Chomutov. Objectives: The aim of this research is to critically analyse and compare movement activity of seniors that live in their home based environment to those living in institutional care. This research will be based on data collected around Chomutov area. Methods: This research is based on theoretical and empirical character. Research data has been collected by quantitative method using questionnaires. Guestionnaires were designed in order to reach senior people from the age of 60 and above living in their home environment and institutional care. Questionnaires were proposed with closed questions mainly, followed with three open-closed questions. The main source of this study were seniors from Chomutov area (male/female) that were randomly chosen to participate in this research. The amount of senior was 100 living in the home based environment and 100 living in the institutional care. Results: In conclusion, this research has found that seniors living in home environment spend more time outside and they are more active than seniors living at institutional care. Seniors living in insitutional care often do a teambased rather than individual activity and they feel more positive about their...

This bachelor thesis is focused on families with clients taken care of in the home environment with the help of field care. Nowadays, if a family member falls ill and in consequence of this illness their motion is limited, they are unable to take care of themselves, thus they are dependent on the help of another person. Sometimes, the family are unable to manage taking care of their relative. Being able to find help as well as knowing where to find it is significant for the nursing individual. Many families cannot or do not want to take care of their relatives, and thus, clients end up in retirement house, where their health condition deteriorates. I chose this topic because I had worked within field care Humanica, and my professional practice took place in Social Servces in Milevsko. The aim of the theoretical part is mapping out information about old age, how it is classified, what changes occur in old age, the most frequent illnesses, and a brief overview of social services in Milevsko. The main aim of the practical part is to find out how working with the family is integrated within field work. To reach this aim, I have chosen another, partial aim. To collect data, I have used a qualitative research of open coding. A standardized interview consisting of 8 respondents made up the main method. Further, I had the option of viewing personal documents to approach clients´ anamnesis. The research was carried out in spring 2018. Results were processed also using literal transcription and tables. The research has found out that families are unable to manage their situation without field workers who, according to care-taking individuals, are emphathic, and are able to fulfill almost all of their requirements. A family, cooperating with field service, is able to take complex care of a client in their natural, home environment. Taking care of an ill individua within home enviornment is very demanding, and it influences the operation of the whole family, thus it is necessary for the family to stick together and help each other, always. Results may be used mainly in given field services, leading to the improvement of services in Milevsko. Further, they may be useful to students, experts in social services, and to family information about the significance of field service cooperation.

The development of the imformation and communication technologies is at the contemporary time a very actual theme. The object of this bachelor work is to find out the senior´s taking of the information and communication technologies and their using in the practical life. The theoretical part of this work is formed by three basicly chapters, concerning the problems of the age, growing old and defining of the therm senior. Also are they intending on the senior´s education, going nowadays forward, involving practiculary the Virtually university of the third age. The last chapter is intending on the information and communication technologies, on its characterication and the senior´s reference to these technologies. In the empiric part of the work occures the work destination, that has to find out, what is the senior´s way to the information and communication technologies the main research question: "What way are the seniors to identify with the using of information and communication technologies?" To get the most exact answere of the main research question with the next secondary questions were the ground for the interview. Like the best for this acivity was chosen the questions research strategy. To get the data helped the asking method and the fast phase was the ahead research and then the proper one. The research group formed the students of the Virtually University of the third age, elected by designed quota election. From the research resulted the good senior´s orientation concernant the information and communication technologies terms and they are using all kinds of it daily. They accept the advantage of the open informations, of the communication and the rate of speed, which these technologies are desposing, on the other side the seniors are speaking about the disadvantage of the social isolation. Nowadays they want to keep these technologies because they are standing for them the certain relieve in their life, but they don´t want to prolonge the study because the také their knowledge for safficient of this domain.

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of health inequality in the selected population group, which is focused on the elderly. The main objective of the thesis was to examine the characteristics of health inequalities in the selected group of seniors from 60 to 74 years and to identify the existing inequalities in the individual groups as well as the differences between the groups. In the theoretical part was described the issue concerning age inequalities, its causes and consequences. In the practical part of the thesis, this phenomenon was specifically examined on a selected set of respondents at Senior Otrokovice - Seniors Home and in their own homes in Otrokovice. To obtain the data to achieve the goals and verify the hypotheses, a quantitative research survey was used using the anonymous questionnaire method. These were standardized rates of ADL and IADL (Barthel index), then the VAS scale to measure pain intensity was used. Five hypotheses were identified for the research. Quantitative research was evaluated using the statistical program. Research has shown that gender is not a significant change in the perception of one's own health, and also the physical self-sufficiency does not differ according to gender. It has been found that perception of one's own health and physical self-sufficiency depends on whether the person resides in the residential care or in their own household. It was also found that the amount of retirement pension is not gender-based or age-dependent.

Dolečková, H. Proposal communication strategy business firm focused on the segment of "seniors" with an emphasis on the use of social networks. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University, 2018. The subject of my bachelor thesis is the formulation of on proposal of a communication strategy for business companies focused on seniors making use of social networks. By means of a questionnaire survey (n=284), the behaviour of seniors on the Internet and on other social networks, particularly on the Facebook social network, has been explored and described in detail. From the primary data results a communication strategy is proposed as a help for the business companies to reach this segment. Achieved results can also serve as an auxialiary material for single companies, operating in different branches, to develop their own communication strategy.

The thesis deals with saturation of spiritual needs of elderly in residential houses through the perspective of activationists. In the preliminary part are treated questions about ageing, adaptation to ageing, human needs and spiritual needs at first. After that is discussed the activity in elderly, not only in relation with the adaptation to ageing but also as a place of activation. At the last part of this chapter it´s question of residential houses and activationists. In the practical part there is an analysis and evaluation of approaches to the saturation of spiritual needs in activating programs of chosen activationists. The selection of responders represents different characteristics of residential houses in the Pilsen region. The different approaches to spiritual needs in the activating programmes are induced by the personal knowledge, experience and abilities of activationists.

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.

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.

The thesis follows up the relationship between the elderly and church. The theoretical section describes the church after the Second Vatican Council and its models according to cardinal A. Dulles. Furthermore, the thesis characterizes the old age life phase, its expressions, needs and the spiritual element of seniors. The practical section contains interviews with ten different respondents concerning their relationship with the church. Individual sections deal with questions of church's role in senior's lives, its primary functions and negatives as seen by the elderly.

This thesis is focused on the issue of old age and aging. It is dedicated to moving of a senior to a home for elderly. Aim of the thesis was to determine whether elderly people see moving to a home for elderly as a life crisis event. This thesis consists of two parts - theoretical and practical. Theoretical part lists and clarifies principal topics that blend together at the thesis. Those topics are old age, aging, life in old age, life crises and possible solutions of them. It is dedicated to the process of aging and its aspects, defines the concept of old age and delimits various forms of old age. It explains the term senior and lists specifics of senior age such as specific needs of seniors and life changes of seniors. It focuses more thoroughly on housing of seniors and the process of moving of seniors into a residential facility. It defines the concept of a crisis, introduces a typology of crises and describes crises situations and their solutions.Practical part of the thesis consists of a research. Strategy of a quantitative research, method of questioning and technique of a questionnaire has been chosen with respect to the topic. The data have been acquired by means of a questionnaire of my own construction. The questionnaire consists of 25 research questions in total. The research file consisted of 119 respondents. The data are statistically evaluated and the results are depicted by means of tables and charts.The results of the research suggest that one third of seniors deems moving to the home for elderly to be a crisis life event. Perception of moving as a crisis event is not connected to sex, age, education and is connected to marital status. This thesis points out how demanding the process of moving to a residential facility is for seniors. The results can be used as a base for future research of the topic, they can be used as an educational material and can be beneficial for staff of homes for elderly and families of seniors.

This bachelor thesis focuses on the reasons why seniors using home care services can not or do not want to participate in activation programs. General nurses were also approached to map the problem, which identified the overall knowledge of activation programs and their involvement in various activities. This work is composed of theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part there are outlined changes that occur during aging, suitable technique of communication with seniors and possible activation programs, which can be applied in the homes for seniors. The empirical part consists of four objectives. The first objective was to find out why seniors are unable or unwilling to participate in activation programs in the home for the elderly. The second objective was to find out what activation programs are provided to seniors in homes for the elderly. The third objective of this work was to find out whether the seniors participating in the activation programs were satisfied and whether they wished for new activation programs. The ultimate goal was to find out how nurses are involved in activation programs and how deep is their knowledge of activation programs. Subsequently, five research questions were identified. For the research, a qualitative survey technique was chosen using a semi-structured interview. Altogether, eight nurses and ten seniors were approached. The interviews were recorded and then rewritten into text. In the chapters, the results and discussion outline possible reasons for not involving seniors in activation programs. Research shows that seniors who attend at least some of the activation programs are satisfied with these programs. Some said they wish that the new programs would move into the home for the elderly. Most seniors have said that the benefits in these activation programs could be seen. Research from nurses has revealed that they have good knowledge of activation programs used by seniors. Surprisingly, only few nurses are involved in these programs. The chapters of the discussion and conclusion contain the results and possible recommendations for increasing the interest of seniors in activation programs.

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the ability of the elderly to adapt in a home for the elderly. The goal of this thesis is to map factors that affect the adaptation of the elderly in a home for the elderly. The part of this thesis that focuses on theory describes the life period of being old, ways of preparing one for getting old, the process of getting old and changes that accompany this process. Another topic of the theory-focused part are different forms of care taking of the elderly - this thesis looks into both taking care of the elderly at home as well as into institutionalized care. Furthermore, this thesis describes selected social services that both the elderly and the families taking care of the elderly can take advantage of. The last chapter of the theoretical part concentrates on adaptation, the process of adaptation and adaptation of the elderly in residential facilities, as well as maladaptation. Empirical part of this work brings focus to research and obtaining answers to the main question of this research: What factors affect successful adaptation of the elderly in a home for the elderly? Four subquestions were selected to answer this main research question. Qualitative research strategy was chosen for this research and semi-structured type of interview was used as a form of data collection. Method of clustering was used for data results evaluation. Operationalization of the concepts was constructed from the research subquestions. The research was conducted on a set of six respondents 5 women and one male, all between the ages of 75 and 88, who live in the Home for Elderly in Písek. This set was selected based on intentional selection at that particular institute. The research showed that previous familiarity with the facility and the workers is very important for the adaptation of the elderly. Also, a very important factor is the family of the elderly thanks to their support, the elderly feels much safer and calmer in the new environment. Attempt to adjust to the person's habits, rituals and way of life in general is no less important for the success of the adaptation. This can be achieved, for example, by allowing to furnish one's room using their own favorite furniture and other objects.

Krejčí, S. Limits influencing shopping of seniors in retail stores. Bachelor thesis. Brno: Mendel University, 2017. The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to identify the limitations of the elderly in retail shopping and to create proposals to improve the situation. The proposals are based on primary and secondary data analysis.

The goal of the bachelor thesis is to create proposal of offer optimization for service providers of physical activities for seniors. The first part deals with literature overview discussing active ageing and communication channels which seniors use when searching for physical activity opportunities. The second part focuses on analysis of primary and secondary data based on which the proposal was created. Separate chapter is dedicated for the proposal of optimization. Chapter discussion describes the limits and limiting factors.

This bachelor thesis deals with selected aspects of the concept of active aging in the context of education at the University of the Third Age. The thesis is divided into two parts - the first part consists of four chapters and presents basic thematic units (age and aging, theoretical concepts concerning age and aging, active aging) using domestic and foreign literature. The work defines the concepts of age, aging and older adult, summarizes related demographic contexts, and presents the Universities of the Third Age and their role in education of older adults. It also presents the concept of active aging and its development and three other concepts related to active aging (healthy, successful and productive aging) using mainly foreign sources. The concept of active aging is then brought closer to the point of view of several international organizations and, consequently, its key aspects are outlined. The second part of the thesis contains quantitative survey among students of the University of the Third Age and focuses on previously defined aspects, especially on participation in the labour market, participation in physical activities, participation in volunteering and other possibilities of active leisure time in old age. The collected data are then evaluated and interpreted. Keywords old age,...

The bachelor's thesis deals with social work and sensory activation in a selected home for the elderly. The first part focuses on the old age and aging, the demographic development of aging in society in the Czech Republic, the concept of age with its accompanying changes. The following chapter describes the needs of seniors that are linked with social services for the elderly. The last chapter of this part of the thesis focuses on the activation on the general level and then on the sensual activation per se. The second part of the thesis deals with the concept of sensual activation and its use in a selected home for the elderly.