Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v10i3.108
Possibilities of Non-Institutional Forms of Care for Elderly People
Dejana Bouillet
; Državni zavod za zaštitu obitelji, materinstva i mladeži
Abstract
This paper deals with the presentation of a pilot project carried out by the National Institute for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Youth in cooperation with the Vukovar-Srijem County and Drenovci Municipality. Its goal is to affirm non-institutional forms of care for elderly people in the settlements Drenovci, Đurići, Posavski Podgajci, Račinovci and Rajevo Selo. The paper presents the results of research of the National Institute for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Youth conducted in 2002 to evaluate the pilot project and assess the justifiability of this form of aid for the elderly. The research was carried out on a sample of 164 examinees – users of this programme. It is based on a questionnaire examining the features of elderly households which also includes variables of examinees' general characteristics, their socio-economic status, family structure, health status, special needs, assessment of needs and accessibility of the support service in the local community, as well as satisfaction with the programme's realisation. It has been maintained that the programme considerably contributes to the improvement of elderly and infirm people's quality of life. Its realisation has brought about the employment of a particular group of less easily employable women, and has facilitated the fulfilment of many needs of the programme's beneficiaries, especially in performing everyday domestic chores, satisfying personal hygiene and health demands. This programme is therefore a considerable contribution to the realisation of a number of measures of the National Family Policy adopted by the Croatian Government in January 2003. In addition to certain modifications the programme can be applied in other local communities, and its price is acceptable and accessible.
Keywords
elderly people; non-institutional care; pilot-project; national family policy
Hrčak ID:
30166
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Publication date:
1.3.2003.
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