In my graduation thesis, I explored the changes in the lives of older people during the covid-19 epidemic at Lambrecht Home. In the theoretical part, six chapters present long-term and institutional care for the elderly, their needs for long-term care, social contacts, and loneliness in old age, and last but not least, social work with the elderly during the covid-19 epidemic. The qualitative research that was conducted, shows the opinions of Lambrecht residents about changes in their lives during the covid-19 epidemic, their views on measures to curb the covid-19 epidemic, how they coped with social isolation and quarantine in the elderly home and the lack of contact with relatives. I also wanted to find out what the mutual understanding of the residents was like during the covid-19 epidemic and the understanding of the residents with the social workers. I was also interested in changes in social work during the covid-19 epidemic. There were eight interviews conducted, six of them with residents of the home and two with social workers employed there. The obtained results showed that the old people in general responded well to the epidemic and accepted the consequences of the newly aroused situation. Relationships in the home have become stronger. Social workers believe that despite the changes in the mentioned home, the residents responded well to the epidemic and tolerated it well, and despite the increased workload, they joined forces and became connected like never before. Measures to contain the epidemic were taken by most residents without any major problems, only a few of them pointed out that they faced distress during the covid-19 epidemic. Therefore, my suggestion is to organise a group in the home in which residents have a safe place to talk and articulate their feelings.
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