In my master's thesis, I compared elderly care in a nursing home with home care. In the theoretical part, I first presented the essence of quality aging, then I continued with the needs that an elderly person has. The following chapters cover social networks amongst the elderly, their health, leisure activities, and hardship. This was followed by the definition of long-term care, including innovations in long-term care in our country and abroad. Next, I presented institutional care together with home care, the financial aspect of both, and concluded with the autonomy of the elderly and the role of social work in long-term care. I conducted a qualitative research study in which I interviewed five residents of a nursing home and six users of home care. The interview explored several dimensions: their satisfaction with the care they are receiving, the extent and manner in which they express their autonomy, satisfaction with health services, how they spend their free time, who are their main social networks, whet
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