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VOLUME 4,
NUMBER 3-4, 2001
Social
policy and old people: a comparative analysis of Denmark,
Italy and Slovenia
SIMONA HVALIČ
The article discusses elderly
care policies in three countries: Denmark, Italy and Slovenia.
These countries have more or less successfully responded
to greying
of the population,
changes in the family structure and new
female employment patterns. It is important to emphasize
the role of informal sector -mostly families-
in performing caregiving tasks. After all, the evidence
shows that the caregiving is in
domain of family and relatives. There is a danger that
the number of potential informal family
caregivers will decrease substantially in the future. Therefore,
the states must adopt suitable social
policies.
Key words: social policy,
social security, old people, informal help, caregiving
The quality
of life and the level of satisfaction of residents and
employees in Old people’s home Preddvor
JANA MALI
The article presents the results
of the research study on the quality of life and the level
of satisfaction of residents
and employees in Old people's home Preddvor. The author
studied the residents’ satisfaction with
quality of nursing and the employees' attitude towards
residents. She also examined the deficiency
of the common arrangements in old people's home. She analysed
the interviews with residents,
and the questionnaires passed to their relatives and employees
of the old people’s home. The results
have shown that the residents are satisfied with nursing,
employer's attitude towards them and
with common arrangements. Their answers also revealed their
humble attitude, which enable them
to feel good in the institution. Employees are exposed
to negative elements of emotional work
and are trying to work with residents as individual persons.
Key words: institution,
quality of life, satisfaction, emotional work, adaptation
to institutional life.
Sleeping
disorders at old age
VINKO RAZBOR©EK
The author
presents physiological sleeping, which occurs in phases.
The article gives a preview of the causes
of the insomnia and how it is treated. The sleeping hygiene
is very important. In conclusion the author speaks about
oversleeping or unusual behavior while sleeping.
The message
of professor Dirk Struik: live actively till the end
of life
VID PEČJAK
No abstract available
Loneliness
of elderly people and the possibilities for solving this
problem - expert meeting
No abstract available
The role
of volunteers in the programmes for quality ageing, dying
and mouring - expert
meeting
No abstract available
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