Use of Leisure Time by the Residents of Retirement Homes

The main topic of this thesis deals with the use of leisure time by the residents of retirement homes owing to the influence of different activities together with their impact on mental and physical conditions of seniors. The aim of this study is to find out how seniors fill their leisure time, what possibilities of leisure time activities are used by them in the particular retirement homes and whether they realise the positive influence of such activities on their health. The theoretical part describes the stage of old age and ageing with all changes related to this period, as well as social care services provided to seniors and their adaptation to institutional establishments. The conclusion chapter of this part summarises leisure time and its characteristics together with possibilities how to spend it efficiently. The practical part of my work consists of the results carried out by a standardized interview, a method, used in order to find out how seniors spend their leisure time, whether the differences between the sexes regarding spending leisure time are significant and whether they realise the influence of active leisure time on their mental and physical conditions