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Social services development in rural areas designing domestic help for elderly people
Type of publication
Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje Web of Science ir Scopus duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in Web of Science and Scopus database (P1a)
Title
Social services development in rural areas designing domestic help for elderly people
Is part of
Research for rural development 2016 : annual 22nd international scientific conference proceedings. Jelgava : Latvia University of Agriculture, 2016, Vol. 2
Date Issued
Date Issued |
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2016 |
Publisher
Jelgava : Latvia University of Agriculture
Extent
p. 210-217
Field of Science
Abstract
Considering the deficiencies of social services for the elderly in governmental institutions and growing demand of ensuring services in rural areas, the paper aims to assess the needs of elderly people for social services in the selected rural areas and to propose the social services’ development opportunities in terms of domestic help for the elderly. The social services facilitate support to elderly dependents in their homes, without interrupting their relationships with the family and the community, and improving their quality of life. The survey has shown that the municipality usually satisfies only basic biological needs of old people in rural areas. In order to ensure the well-being of elderly people, a complete cooperation among governmental and non-governmental institutions is required. Development of the services should be focused on the provision of the domestic help services for elderly people who do not receive them, and the diversity of the services for those residents who receive services from the municipality. The implementation of the development project of the domestic help services would enable the elderly residents of the rural municipality to have access to the most necessary services at the required frequency and intensity, considering the recipients’ needs, thus improving the quality of life of the elderly people of local community and ensuring their dignified ageing.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Latvija / Latvia (LV)
Description
ISSN 2255-923X (online)