Between good and evil… A nursing home and the needs and expectations of inhabitants and their families
Between good and evil… A nursing home and the needs and expectations of inhabitants and their families
Author(s): Halina Guzy‑SteinkeSubject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: ethics of care; nursing home; social welfare institution; family; relativism; needs; old age
Summary/Abstract: Human history is situated between good and evil. The reflection concerns the complex reality of meeting inhabitants’ needs in an institution being a nursing home.A stay at a nursing home is necessary in crisis situations with which a family oran individual cannot deal themselves. A nursing home is a home for its inhabitantswho have specific requirements. For the purposes of the article, interviews wereconducted with the personnel and management of two nursing homes for the elderly.Conclusions indicate the need for individualised help and care for residents.
Journal: Journal of Modern Science
- Issue Year: 45/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 169-182
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English