The role the pedagogue of free time at old people's homes

The main concern of this work is the asset of the graduate of the course (field of study) Leisure time pedagogy as an employee in a rest home, who is responsible for the organization of the leisure time. This work is divided in two parts, theoretical one and practical one. The theoretical part describes the ageing process, old age, its periodical division, physical, psychological and social changes connected with this process and the demographic trends related to the ageing of the population in the Czech Republic. It also includes a general description of a rest home, outlines the work of the leisure time pedagogue and discusses the topic of leisure time activities in a rest home. The practical part includes description of three rest homes situated in the South Moravian Region, where the survey was carried out in February and March 2010. This survey was mainly focused on leisure time activities of subjects and the work of leisure time pedagogues. The last part of the thesis contains the examination of hypotheses by the results of the conducted survey. Hypotheses were stated as follows: 1. Workers at rest homes systematically and regularly plan and organize leisure time activities for their clients. 2. Occasionally held events or regular leisure time activities are planned, organized and carried out mostly by social workers. 3. The clients at rest homes are interested in regular leisure time activities. 4. Most clients at rest home who are permanently confined to bed aren{\crq}t provided with activation therapy in their leisure time