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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.

The aim of the diploma thesis is to design and verify a set of activities for seniors using the methods of artephiletics. The main part of the work was to create activation exercises aimed on strengthening the self-confidence and self-awareness with the help of artistic expression. In the theoretical part, the terminological background from the field of gerontology, gerontopedagogy and artephiletics is clarified. This part is followed by closer characteristics of the specific social facilities, where the project was implemented and verified. The contents of the practical part are medallions of clients with whom the project was performed. The design of used exercises considers the individual psycho-motoric abilities of clients. This is followed by the realization itself with progress recording and self-evaluation with suggestions for changes and a partial evaluation of each activity. In the thesis conclusion an overall evaluation of the project and self- reflection is presented. The main object of the thesis was successfully fulfilled; the designed project was verified on two groups of seniors. According to clients' feedback, whole project proved to be meaningful and valuable. KEYWORDS Seniors, Ageing, Activation activities, Artephiletics, Visual arts, Reflective dialogue.

The diploma thesis is focused on mapping the possibilities and availability of education and activation of seniors in social services of selected social facilities in the South Moravian Region. The thesis monitors the offer of educational and activation programmes for the elderly in the South Moravian Region, especially in the Hodonín and Kyjov districts, their implementation and positive or negative impact on the elderly. In the theoretical part, I focus on the topic of old age, a very topical issue of ageing, the definition of essential educational and activation programmes and their importance and benefits, the quality of the programmes offered and the education and activation of seniors in the context of the applied science discipline. I mention the participants in the programs, highlighting the need for expertise in the field and a brief breakdown of the programs. In the practical part, I will focus on the offer of activation activities and education of seniors in specific facilities in the South Moravian Region. Furthermore, I will focus on whether the clients accept the programmes offered and whether the activities offered are sufficiently varied and improve the quality of the individual's life, i.e. whether they have a good impact on the biological, psychological and social aspects of the...

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 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.

Currently, there is a wide range of employment options that can be used by people with mental disabilities. The main goal of this bachelor thesis is to find out what possibilities and limits the concept of Basal Stimulation offers. The theoretical part contains chapters dealing with the ontogenesis of childhood, combined disabilities, basal stimulation, Snoezelen and the concept of Basal Stimulation. The practical part of the thesis consists of the implementation of research. The research was carried out on the basis of a semi-structured interview with day hospital staff performing basal stimulation. The benefit of the bachelor's thesis is not only a description of the implementation of the concept of basal stimulation in children with combined disabilities, but also this work can serve as a feedback for the facility in which the research was conducted. According to the research results, the concept of basal stimulation by children with combined disabilities is very well accepted. The hospital staff sees an improvement in children with combined disabilities, which it relates to the implementation of this concept. Children relax and calm down, as well as become more aware of themselves, their bodies and the world around them. The concept of Basal Stimulation is not only beneficial for children with a combined disability, but also for staff. Many staff have learned to empathize more through the operation of this concept.

This Bachelor thesis outlines issues of activism and related activities available to people with disabilities in the Nazaret Borovany Centre. The Bachelor thesis describes concepts such as social services, methods of social work, social inclusion, objectives and roles of activism. Furthermore, the description of activation activities as a tool of social work for integrating people with disabilities into society. The Aim of the Bachelor thesis was to identify the impact of activation activities on the integration process of people with disabilities. The Research survey was carried out through semi-structured interviews, accompanied with active observations and documents analysis.

The Bachelor thesis is focused on the theme Activization activities in senior houses and deals with providing activization activities in the Senior House U lesíka Znojmo. The key objective of the Bachelor thesis was to research providing of activization: the form and type of activization activities, the process of activization activities, tools, the education of activization workers, the benefits of activization and SWOT analyse of activization activities) in the senior house. Partial objective was to research activities of a social worker in the context of providing activization activities. The Bachelor thesis is divided into two parts. It consists of a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part contains information on activization activities, a senior house and ageing. The practical part was written on the base of the main research question: How are the activization activities provided in the senior house?; and partial research questions. The practical part was processed by a qualitative research and by a specific questioning method. The used technique of a semi-structured interview was done by three social workers, four activization workers and five users of the senior house. Results of the research show that social workers are satisfied with the course of activation activities in Nursing Home. Activation workers are not satisfied some of the questioned persons are satisfied with the activization activities and some of them has comments to the actual providing of activization activities. Unsatisfied are activation workers and users with premises and aids used in activation activities. Suggestions for better providing of activization activities are included in the resume of the Bachelor thesis. The Bachelor thesis will be used as a feedback for the Centre of Social Services Znojmo - The Senior House, where the research was made with the written consent of its director. The research results will be used to improve providing of activization activities in mentioned facility.

Given the ageing of the population, it is desirable to develop a concept of a long-term residential care system for the elderly, the integral part of which is to provide activation. Activities and therapies implemented in a retirement home have an irreplaceable role not only in the complex care for seniors but also in the context of community based rehabilitation in old age. The aim of the thesis was to find out what activities and therapies are provided in the retirement homes. The objectives were to find out: 1. What types and forms of activities and therapies are provided in the retirement homes; 2. What terminology is used in connection with providing activation; 3. Whether a concept or model of care is used in the retirement homes; 4. Whether the retirement homes have been awarded the Quality Score in Social Services of the Association of Social Services Providers of the Czech Republic; 5. Who in the retirement home is responsible for coordinating activation; 6. The position and education level of the staff providing activation; 7. Whether there is a sufficient number of activation workers in the retirement homes; 8. Whether the retirement homes have sufficient funds for activation; 9. Whether the retirement homes have a methodology for providing activation; 10. The difficulties related to the provision of activation and therapies in the retirement homes from the point of view of the staff. The objectives set were achieved through a quantitative research strategy. The polling method with the help of a questionnaire of own construction were selected for date collection and the heads of the retirement homes and the staff providing activation were addressed. The mathematical and statistical method was used to evaluate the empirical material. The result of quantitative research based on the deductive method is the description and analysis of activities and therapies in the retirement homes in the Czech Republic. The research has shown a statistically significant dependence between the founder and the provision of a concept or the model of care in the retirement homes. A statistically significant correlation was found between the number of animal-assisted therapies provided in the retirement homes and the certification of facilities by the so-called Quality Score in Social Services. A statistically significant relationship between the seniority of the head of the retirement home and the availability of funding for activation has been demonstrated. There was a statistically significant dependency between the type of the founder and the provision of a concept or the model of care in the retirement homes. A statistically significant correlation between the seniority of the head of the retirement homes and the development of a methodology for providing activation has been demonstrated. The thesis provides a comprehensive view of the issue of activities and therapies implemented in the retirement homes in the Czech Republic. The acquired knowledge will be used as a basis for the preparation of materials and the concept of animal-assisted therapy in the area of care for seniors, on which the author of the thesis would like to participate in the following years in cooperation with non-profit organizations engaged in practicing animal-assisted therapy in the Czech Republic. The results of the thesis will be presented to the Association of Social Service Providers of the Czech Republic, as a professional organization associating providers of social services, in order to use the obtained results in the update and review of the activation documents. The results may be useful for the staff of the retirement homes in the development of the methodology of educational, training and activation activities in the context of community based rehabilitation. The results obtained will be passed on to the workers in social services and social workers through the author's publication and lecture activities as well as in the provision of supervision.

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The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out, if and how do the activation activities contribute to the adaptation of seniors on the stay in a chosen retirement home. Into account were taken points of view of both the social workers and seniors. In the theoretical part, the basic terms were defined. In the practical part, the research question, dealing with activation activities helping seniors with adaptation, was answered. The key research questions found out, in which way the activation activities influence the process of adaptation and which form of the activation activities helps seniors with adaptation. The method of interviewing by means of half-structured interview, as well as qualitative research strategy were chosen for the research. The analysis of the data was made with the use of clustering. The research sets were chosen with the help of a purposed choice. The first research set consisted of 3 social workers and the second one consisted of 2 senior men and 4 senior women fulfilling the choosing criteria. From the research can be derived that the activation activities do have an influence on the process of adaptation of seniors in a chosen retirement home. According to the opinion of the social workers, an activation and reminiscence of senses has an influence on the adaptation, according to the seniors it is Canine therapy. The research showed that the group form of activation helps with establishing social contacts during the adaptation, as well as with keeping up the psychical wellbeing of the seniors. Individual form of activation activities has a significant influence on adaptation of seniors with special needs. The interviewed people listed as the main benefits of the adaptation activities: establishing and maintaining social contacts, inducing positive feelings and increasing self-confidence, filling the free time and having an opportunity to relax. The results will serve as a background for improving the quality of the care and as a feedback for the employees about the meaningfulness of their work in a chosen retirement home.

This bachelor's thesis is about the usage of activation activities. Its main goal is to map activation activities offered in the Home for the Elderly "Máj" and how popular they are. The thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and empirical. The theoretical part is further divided into four sections. The first one describes changes connected to getting old. Second section characterizes different kinds of activation activities. Third one describes how to correctly communicate with the elderly; it is important to know how to communicate with the elderly whose hearing or sight are impaired, or with those who suffer from dementia. The last section describes basic types of motivation that affects activity of the elderly. I have chosen qualitative strategy of the research. The research was in-field. Methods used for getting data were extrospective observation and half-structured dialog, method for processing the data was qualitative content analysis. The researched group of people were nine elderly women and three workers from the home for the elderly in the regional town. The research showed that the facility offers wide range of activation activities that may be performed each day - canistherapy, reminiscence, art therapy, psychotherapy, music therapy, ergotherapy - workshops, memory training, , various cultural events, group games, reading and church services. The elderly are content with the available free time activities. It turns out that all of the approached elderly take part in at least one activity per week. One of the most visited and popular activities is ergotherapy - workshops, where larger groups of the elderly meet regularly. The interest in other activation activities is tied to the interests the elderly had before moving into the home for the elderly. Thanks to these activation activities they do not feel alone, they can meet with others and fulfill their needs. The results of this work can be used as feedback and information for specialists who create activation program in home for the elderly.

This bachelor thesis is focused on the satisfaction of users with activation activities in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o. This thesis is divided into the theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part deals with the process of age and aging. It also describes the preparation and adaptation to the age, needs of seniors and their allocation. A separate chapter is devoted to the definition of home for the elderly, the adaptation of seniors in the retirement homes and social workers, including their role in the retirement homes. The last chapter is focused on the description of individual activation activities that can be provided in the retirement homes. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to find out whether the users in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o. are satisfied with the activation activities provided. In view of the stated goal, two main research questions were selected. The first research question is: How the provision of activation activities in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o. takes place? The second research question is: How is the evaluation of the activation activities provided in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o.? The qualitative research was chosen for the practical part of the bachelor thesis. Interrogation method, semi-structured interview technique was used. The research group was composed of users of activation activities in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o., who were selected by the method of deliberate selection. The results were evaluated in 3 tufts (categories) and illustrated by mind maps. The research has shown the satisfaction of communication partners with the activation activities provided in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o. Activation activities are important because they have a positive impact on the physical, mental and social aspects of the communication partners. The information obtained from the research can be used as a source of information about activation activities in the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o. The bachelor thesis will be used as feedback for employees of the Retirement Home in Sušice, p.o.

The Bachelor Thesis is focused on perception of physiotherapy in the context of comprehensive rehabilitation relating to clients living in the retirement home and the home for disabled people in Újezd near Klatovy. Recently, it used to be forgetting the physiotherapy within complex rehabilitation at the retirement home and the home for disabled people. My primary aim is to find out how the importance of physiotherapy is perceived by clients and by employees of the chosen facility. The Thesis is divided into two parts, the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part is divided into several chapters. The first two chapters of the theoretical part are focused on population, which is growing old with regard to material security and finding the meaning of life. Old age is not a disease. It is an evolutionary normal state of every human being. In the next two chapters of the theoretical part there are described chosen homes and their function, their target clients and provided services. Following four chapters deal with tools of rehabilitation, which are connected and they are distinguished by well-timing, compactness, completeness. As a follow-up a chapter which is focused on team cooperation of which is to keep or improve quality of living in the most natural environment and prevent social excluding. The last chapter of theoretical part deals with activation activities which belong to fundamental activities provided within social services and they contribute to maintaining or improving psychological, physical and social state of seniors. The practical part contains the research which investigates clients and emploees´ opinion about physiotherapy, especially its importance during maintaining of locomotor system and its methods which are used at chosen facilities. Employees were also asked about other activation activities which can be used by their clients. The research uses a strategy of the qualitative study with a technique of the half-structured interview. During studying of personal documentation there was used the method which is called the analysis of personal data. The research is concerning six clients of the two homes and three specialized employees who work with the clients. Results of their interviews were compared and evaluated. The principal aim of the Thesis was to find out how clients perceive the importance of physiotherapy at chosen homes and obtain answers to three research questions. The first question occupied with service which is offered to clients at homes within the complex rehabilitation. The second question is focused on the subjective evaluation of service which is provided within the complex rehabilitation. And the last question deals with the employees perception how they perceive physiotherapy in connection with the complex rehabilitation. As it follows from the results, clients have a large choice of activation activities or tools of rehabilitation and that clients are satisfied at their homes. According to the opinion of respondents and employees, physiotherapy is very important in comparison to other activation activities or tools of rehabilitation, like group and individual exercise, which are the most popular. Another participation of clients in activation activities depends on current interest of taking part in activation.

Bachelor thesis titled Activation Activities for People with Alzheimer?s disease. Dementia is becoming a social problem, especially in people over 65 years of age. Dementia as a disease begins slowly and quietly. Therefore, patients suffering from it and people around them often confuse it with normal aging. This disease is divided into several types according to its causes. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer?s disease. Alzheimer?s disease is one of progredient brain diseases; in humans it is characterized by the disturbance of multiple higher cortical functions, including memory, orientation, thinking, reasoning, understanding, communication skills, and judgment. Early diagnosis and starting the treatment as soon as possible are essential for affecting the course of the disease. The treatment of Alzheimer?s disease is to be approached comprehensively. Pharmacological treatment is important but so are therapies focused on cognitive rehabilitation and activation of the patient. Activation activity means training and consolidation of motor, mental, and social abilities and skills of a person. Activation activities may include ergotherapy, aromatherapy, music therapy, zootherapy, art therapy and more. Family caregivers, who cannot look after a person a person with Alzheimer?s disease, may decide to place the family member in a home with a special regime. Another reason for such placement may be the provision of care in a facility of a standard better than people with dementia could have received at home. At a home with a special regime, a person with Alzheimer?s disease is looked after by nursing staff, medical staff, workers engaged in activation activities, social workers and other therapists; therefore, this professional care for people with dementia is better. Qualitative research, using the methods of a semi-standardized interview, uncontrolled observation, and content data analysis, was chosen for the empirical (practical) part. The research was conducted at the Home with Special Regime in Strakonice and at the Home with Special Regime Na Zlaté stoce in České Budějovice. Thirteen respondents took part in the research. Jobs of the respondents were as follows: a social work instructor in a home with a special regime, a social work instructor in a home for the elderly, a physiotherapist, a direct care worker, an activation activities worker, nurses and a ward sister. The respondents were selected using the snowball sampling method. The research regarding seven respondents, who work with patients suffering from Alzheimer?s disease, took place at the first facility. Six respondents participated in the research at the other facility. Their ages ranged from 27 to 53 years. The objective of this bachelor thesis was to find out the ways in which activities and activation activities change with the progression of Alzheimer?s disease at the facilities for people with dementia syndromes. A partial objective of the thesis was to obtain an opinion of the workers in social services about activation activities most suitable for people with Alzheimer?s disease. Another partial objective was to map the activation activities offered at the two selected facilities with a special regime in South Bohemia. The research question was as follows: Are activation activities for people Alzheimer?s disease performed with regard to the progression of the disease at the selected facilities?

Theoretical part deals with characteristic of social service Home for Disabled People, it gives a definition of this type of facility. Furthermore, theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to the description of a particular facility called Home for Disabled People Sociální pohoda o.p.s. Javorník, it presents the characteristic of the occupants and social service HDP, and it describes working with occupants of HDP Sociální pohoda o.p.s. This chapter also introduces the duties of the staff. The second chapter ? Activation Activities ? makes a transition to the practical part of the thesis. The chapter explains the term activation activity and everything what may be included to activation activities. The conclusion of this chapter is devoted to the description of putting these activities into practice in Home for Disabled People Sociální pohoda o.p.s. Practical part of the thesis deals with research, it includes the description of the respondents. It evaluates the benefits of activation activities for the occupants from the staff point of view; it also states the factors which influence the participation on activation activities of the occupants of HDP Sociální pohoda o.p.s.