Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)

This paper is focused on the issue of people over 65 years of age - seniors - who live in the town of Havířov in the Czech Republic. This town is located in the structurally affected region which nowadays faces both problems of aging population and high unemployment resulting in leaving of young peo...

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Main Authors: MSc. Šárka Prudká, MSc. Lenka Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Felix-Verlag 2011-12-01
Series:ILIRIA International Review
Online Access:http://iliriapublications.org/index.php/iir/article/view/183
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spelling doaj-42d722e13b4b41e692a1cce3a61e93402020-11-25T02:21:02ZengFelix-VerlagILIRIA International Review2192-70812365-85922011-12-011210.21113/iir.v1i2.183179Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)MSc. Šárka PrudkáMSc. Lenka BrownThis paper is focused on the issue of people over 65 years of age - seniors - who live in the town of Havířov in the Czech Republic. This town is located in the structurally affected region which nowadays faces both problems of aging population and high unemployment resulting in leaving of young people to more perspective regions. Great emphasis is, therefore, placed on social care services provided to seniors. The authors analyze the social service system with particular attention to the current challenges and opportunities and to the problems of this structurally affected region.http://iliriapublications.org/index.php/iir/article/view/183
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title Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)
title_short Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)
title_full Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)
title_fullStr Challenges and Opportunities of Social Care Services for seniors in the Czech Republic (based on an example of the town of Havířov (located in structurally affected Moravian-Silesian Region)
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2365-8592
publishDate 2011-12-01
description This paper is focused on the issue of people over 65 years of age - seniors - who live in the town of Havířov in the Czech Republic. This town is located in the structurally affected region which nowadays faces both problems of aging population and high unemployment resulting in leaving of young people to more perspective regions. Great emphasis is, therefore, placed on social care services provided to seniors. The authors analyze the social service system with particular attention to the current challenges and opportunities and to the problems of this structurally affected region.
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