Centrum Wsparcia Osób Starszych w Miechowie as an innovative operation of self-government for the benefit of seniors Cover Image

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 Wilk
Subject(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.

  • Issue Year: 10/2018
  • Issue No: 1 (18)
  • Page Range: 115-125
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish