One of the most important tools for assessing individual systems of social protection is the knowledge obtained through international comparisons of their core elements. The regulation of eligibility conditions for individual social benefits and social services lies in the exclusive competence of each member state of the European Union, and in relation to the so-called open method of coordination, so-called good-practice examples are used, through which social systems in individual countries are developed. The Association of Social Service Providers of the Czech Republic has been engaged in comparing systems of social services in different countries for some time. In recent years, attention has been paid to international comparisons of key elements of social service systems in Austria and Iceland. This study builds on these findings, and its preparation is supported within the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Program. In cooperation with the Swiss organization CURAVIVA, a number of joint activities were carried out. The presented comparison of systems of social services for seniors aims to map both the strengths and weaknesses of the key elements of social service systems in both countries.
Content 1. Sources of financing social services for seniors 2. Financing social services for seniors 3. Regional availability of social services for seniors 4. Staff in facilities of social services for seniors 5. Quality of social services provided 6. Dementia and social services for seniors 7. Palliative care and social services 8. Social services for seniors and challenges for the future
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc. Ing. Jiří Horecký, MBA Published by the Association of Social Service Providers of the Czech Republic www.apsscr.cz First edition, Tábor 2012 Responsible editor: Zdeněk Kašpárek ISBN 978-80-904668-3-8