Centrum Wsparcia Osób Starszych w Miechowie jako innowacyjne działanie samorządu na rzecz osób starszych
Centrum Wsparcia Osób Starszych w Miechowie as an innovative operation of self-government for the benefit of seniors
Author(s): Magdalena WilkSubject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: senior; senior policy; support for elderly people in their place of residence
Summary/Abstract: Local governments throughoutPoland are increasingly taking measures to support older people. This is dictatedprimarily by demographic data, in connection with a rapidly aging society. In additionto institutional support offered by social welfare centers, one of the solutionsmay be to establish an Centrum Wsparcia Osób Starszych. Such a solution wasintroduced by the Gmina Miechów (Lesser Poland Voivodeship). Analyzing theCenter’s operation after 2 years of existence, an attempt was made to describeseveral activities that can be used in other municipalities.
Journal: Studia Socialia Cracoviensia
- Issue Year: 10/2018
- Issue No: 1 (18)
- Page Range: 115-125
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish