Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v29i2.1918
The Needs of the Older People for Services from the Social Welfare System in the Republic of Croatia
Ana Štambuk
; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Lea Skokandić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0888-3621
; Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Marija Penava Šimac
; Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper presents the results of the research on the needs of the older people for services from the social welfare system, which was conducted at social welfare centres. 3001 people from all Croatian regions or counties participated in the research. The research was conducted with the aim of determining the needs for services from the social welfare system, in order to improve the quality of life of the older people. The paper presents the socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed older people, their marital status, number of household members, support provided by their children, sources of income, property and health status, functional status, rights exercised from the social welfare system and the need for missing services. Respondents feel that they need home help services the most, but there is also a significant interest in institutional accommodation services. There are differences in the needs for care services, depending on how big is the respondent's place of living. The collected data represent the empirical basis for the social welfare system on the older people, aiming to serve as help in adoption of strategic documents that need to protect this vulnerable population.
Keywords
the older people; social welfare; needs; services
Hrčak ID:
285584
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Publication date:
27.10.2022.
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