THE NEED FOR CONCEPTUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES IN ELDERLY HOMES

Avtor v diplomskem delu ob izhodiščih za delovanje domov za starejše v Sloveniji obravnava niz aktualnih problemov, ki so prisotni na področju institucionalnega varstva starejših. V svojo kvantitativno raziskavo vključi populacijo direktorjev domov, strokovnih vodij domov, socialnih delavcev ter namestnikov direktorjev na področju zdravstvene nege iz 19-tih javnih in 13-tih zasebnih domov, ki so bili v raziskavi pripravljeni sodelovati. Avtor v raziskavi med drugim preverja morebitne razlike v stališčih skupin delavcev glede posameznih dejavnikov domov, vezanih na nacionalni nivo ter na nivo zaposlitvenih ustanov. Še posebej ga zanimajo mnenja anketirancev glede nujno potrebnih sprememb na področju institucionalnega varstva v domovih za starejše v Sloveniji, njihove napovedi glede prihodnjega razvoja tovrstne organizirane skrbi za starejše, ter njihova podpora uvajanju koncepta t. i. četrte generacije domov za starejše.In this work the author, on grounds of the functioning of homes for the elderly in Slovenia, deals with a series of current problems that are present in the field of institutional care for the elderly. In his quantitative research he included a population of directors, professional managers, social workers and deputy directors in the field of nursing care from 19 public and 13 private homes that were willing to participate in the research. In this research the author examined the possible differences in the attitude of the groups of workers in connection with individual factors of the homes linked to the national level and the level of employment institutions. He is especially interested in the respondents’ opinions regarding urgently needed changes in the field of institutional caretaking in homes for the elderly in Slovenia, ther forecasts regarding the future development of this kind of organized care for the elderly and their support for introducing the concept of the so-called fourth-generation homes for the elderly