The Risk of Abuse of Power by Caretakers Caring for the Eldery in Retirement Home

This thesis deals with the topic of work with seniors in a home for the elderly in terms of the abuse of power by the carers. In my work I try to outline the issue and seek imaginary limits to how far the relationship may go for both sides. Trying to answer the question: "Do the care workers realize the possibility of abuse of power over the elderly at their work?" The theoretical part tries to outline problems, including definitions, practical part then investigates whether the caregivers are aware of their power over seniors and whether they have this experience in their practise. This part of the work was based on qualitative research through interviews with 11 caretakers and 6 clients in retirement home in Vsetin. To all participants was anonymity guaranteed. From these interviews were created short outputs, which are located at the end of this thesis. At the end is also attached several recommendations and suggestions on how to eliminate risk behavior among older people, or how to prevent risky situations. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org