Dementia is a degenerative disease that occurs most often over the age of 65 and affects a person's ability to communicate, remember, think and learn. The social worker in a home for older people takes on different roles, applying social work concepts. In the theoretical part, I have presented topics such as the definition and types of dementia, models of understanding dementia, long-term care, models of care in homes for the older people, the role of the social worker, the concepts she uses in her work, and the impact of the pandemic Covid-19 on the functioning of homes for older people. Through qualitative research I wanted to explore what models of care exist in homes for older people in Koroška, what the specific tasks of a social worker are, what concepts do social workers use when working with people with dementia, and what the impact of the pandemic on the work of a social worker, the residents and their relatives is. I conducted 10 interviews with social workers and head departments for residents with
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