Introduction of home hospice care from the perspective of social work

The work is focused on introduction of home hospice care from social work´s point of view. The thereoretical part deals with characteristic of hospice, hospice care, then home hospice care and valid legislation in a more detailed way. Emphasis is put on the social work in hospice care and the position of a social worker within hospice care. Research follows the theoretical part, research has the goal to find out if home hospice care with a social worker succeeds in phasing to a large extend. Research file consists of four facilities of home hospice care in South Bohemian Region. The research concerns Home hospice Jordán in Tábor, Saint Kleofáš´s Home hospice care in Třeboň, Home hospice Athelas in Písek and Saint Jan N.Neumann´s Hospice in Prachatice