| Author/Editor | Cizelj, Milka; Ferlež, Zdenka; Flaker, Vito; Lukač, Josip; Pogačar, Miha; Švab, Vesna | |
| Title | Vizija posebnih socialnih zavodov | |
| Type | monografija | |
| Place | Ljubljana | |
| Publisher | Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za socialno delo | |
| Publication year | 2004 | |
| Volume | str. 163 | |
| ISBN | 961-91026-4-9 | |
| Language | slo | |
| Abstract | Special social care homes are designed to house people with mental health and learning difficulties who are unable to live in the community or in other institutions. The residents are defined by diagnoses and by needs. Six special social care homes and four old age homes with special units, together with four combined homes, provide for 2,474 residents. Most are in the north-eastern part of Slovenia, while the central region (Ljubljana) and Upper Carniola remain completely uncovered. 5 training institutions and 11 adult training centres provide for 1,199 more residents. Together with the residents with special needs in old age homes the estimate is that there are well over 5,000 people with special needs in the Slovenian social care homes. This represents about 2.5 %o of population, or one third of all who need continuous care. This is a highly marginalised and vulnerable population, marked by dependence on help and support, low education and income, weak social ties, and housing problems. The three groups of people with special needs (mental health, learning difficulties, and physical disability) are all represented in the available social care homes, which have spontaneously developed not very clearly defined `specialisations'. People with mental health problems and strong learning difficulties are more likely to be found in special social care homes, the physically disabled in old age homes, and people with dementia in the combined homes. This suggests that old age homes admit mainly people from local communities, and special social care homes mainly those who 'cannot be handled'. A permanent lack of properly educated and experienced staff has also been noted in old age homes. The first community care services in Slovenia have emerged in 1992; by now there are over 25 group homes, 9 day centres and 38 adult training centres (14 with residential facilities). (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters) | |
| Descriptors | MENTAL DISORDERS MENTAL RETARDATION MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INSTITUTIONALIZATION DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION SOCIAL WORK, PSYCHIATRIC COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS |