Szanse i utrudnienia deinstytucjonalizacji usług społecznych dla osób starszych mieszkających na wsi – wnioski z badań jakościowych
Opportunities and barriers to the deinstitutionalization of social services for older people in rural Poland: Findings from qualitative research

Summary/Abstract: This article aims to answer the question of the possibilities and limitations of the deinstitutionalization of social services for older people in rural Poland. The answer to this question is formulated on the basis of the analysis of data presented in two qualitative research reports. The first was conducted under the auspices of the Office of the Ombudsman and examined the availability of social services for older people in rural communities. The second was conducted at the Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development of the Polish Academy of Sciences and focused on the implementation of a social innovation in the form of a rural home hospice. The analysis is complemented by baseline data from quantitative research. The article presents the essence of the deinstitutionalization of social services for the older people and identifies the determinants of this process based on qualitative research. These determinants were divided into five categories: (i) the initial state of social infrastructure and social services; (ii) organizational resources and relationships; (iii) financial resources; (iv) human capital; and (v) spatial conditions. The analysis of the research results shows that the deinstitutionalization of social services for older people living in the Polish countryside faces more barriers than opportunities.

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