Quality of Life of Residents in Social Service Facility

The bachelor thesis Quality of Life of Residents in Social Service Facility deals with the quality of life of seniors. The aim is to clarify the meaning, circumstances and conditions of quality of life of senior population. First of all the issue of ageing is developed from the point of view of society and of the individual. After that I deal with preparation for old age and with activities of social policy. There is also describe the topic of social services and their quality. After that I paied attention to explaining the topic of the concept of quality of life. The following part is focused on a specific organization, which is the Center of social services in Prague 1 and its care house, in which I conducted an illustrative survey. So the satisfaction of six residents in selected aspects of quality of life was examined. The aspects were following: health and self-sufficiency, interpersonal relationships, loneliness, privacy, material ensuring, and leisure activities. The findings from both parts of this thesis are summarized in the conclusion