Moving of seniors to home for the elderly as a crisis life event

This thesis is focused on the issue of old age and aging. It is dedicated to moving of a senior to a home for elderly. Aim of the thesis was to determine whether elderly people see moving to a home for elderly as a life crisis event. This thesis consists of two parts - theoretical and practical. Theoretical part lists and clarifies principal topics that blend together at the thesis. Those topics are old age, aging, life in old age, life crises and possible solutions of them. It is dedicated to the process of aging and its aspects, defines the concept of old age and delimits various forms of old age. It explains the term senior and lists specifics of senior age such as specific needs of seniors and life changes of seniors. It focuses more thoroughly on housing of seniors and the process of moving of seniors into a residential facility. It defines the concept of a crisis, introduces a typology of crises and describes crises situations and their solutions.Practical part of the thesis consists of a research. Strategy of a quantitative research, method of questioning and technique of a questionnaire has been chosen with respect to the topic. The data have been acquired by means of a questionnaire of my own construction. The questionnaire consists of 25 research questions in total. The research file consisted of 119 respondents. The data are statistically evaluated and the results are depicted by means of tables and charts.The results of the research suggest that one third of seniors deems moving to the home for elderly to be a crisis life event. Perception of moving as a crisis event is not connected to sex, age, education and is connected to marital status. This thesis points out how demanding the process of moving to a residential facility is for seniors. The results can be used as a base for future research of the topic, they can be used as an educational material and can be beneficial for staff of homes for elderly and families of seniors