SKRB ZA STARIJE LJUDE U HRVATSKOJ – POTREBA UVOĐENJA NOVIH MODELA
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN CROATIA – THE NEED FOR NEW MODELS

Summary/Abstract: The increase in absolute and proportionate numbers of elderly people in the population has become the most outstanding demographic trend in the world during the past few decades. Social consequences of such a demographic trend are manifold and they require early planning of optimal types of care for the elderly. Two basic principles need to be obeyed in the planning of care for the elderly: the principle of humanistic approach – according to which care must be organised in a way to preserve social participation and dignity of older people, and the principle of the necessity of sustainable social development, i.e. that the efforts in improving the quality of living of elderly generations do not aggravate economic development of society as a whole. New models of care should satisfy both principles.

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