ACTIVE AGING AS A RESPONSE TO DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES: SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA
ACTIVE AGING AS A RESPONSE TO DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGES: SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Author(s): Katarina Marošević, Anita Barišić, Suzana Dežić
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Welfare services
Published by: Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Ekonomski fakultet u Osijeku
Keywords: demographic aging; concept of active aging; quality of life of older people; social care system; social gerontology;
Summary/Abstract: The demographic challenge of an aging population is a global and European trend in the Republic of Croatia and numerous other countries of the European Union. The concept of active aging is one of the possible approaches to analyzing and solving the challenges of aging. This paper aims to analyze the demographic structure of the population of the Republic of Croatia in the context of the challenges faced by the older people and the possibilities of active aging in the Republic of Croatia. The ultimate goal of the paper is to offer potential solutions so that older people are as much as possible and often included in the local community where they live and in society in general. Particular emphasis in the paper is placed on the quality of life of older people, in whose insurance the social welfare system and social policy measures play an essential role. Although the motivation for inclusion in the life and work of the local community and a more active approach to older people is based on the older people themselves, the social care system should also enable the implementation of inclusion and satisfaction of an adequate level of the older people’s needs.

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