Essays about: "elderly integration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words elderly integration.

  1. 1. The post pandemic future of Folkets hus as a social meeting point in Swedish small towns

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Olivia Sköld; [2023]
    Keywords : Folkets hus; Social meeting points; Displacement; Rurality; Social sustainability;

    Abstract : Many people in Sweden live in displacement, from refugees, migrants, unemployed, homeless, lonely elderly or other socially vulnerable groups. The current built environment in Sweden, especially the rural environment, is segregating different social classes including people of different ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rethinking social care services for elderly persons in Zambia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Annette Hatembo; [2022]
    Keywords : Ageing; elderly people; family; community; caregiving; old people’s home; social care.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Elderly people in Zambia face numerous challenges resulting from high poverty levels, stigma, and social exclusion, poor service provision in old people's homes, and lack of proper care and support from family and the public. In addition, changes in population ageing have also resulted in increased longevity affecting the obligatory responsibilities of the state and the family to meet individual needs in caregiving adequately. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Don't speak to strangers!" - A Qualitative Research about Integration Processes in Swedish Elderly Care : Refugee Workers Interaction in Meetings with Swedish Unit Manager Authority

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Mattias Lillvik Starlead; [2022]
    Keywords : integration process; unit manager; refugee worker; meetings; peace-building; integrationsprocess; enhetschef; flyktingarbetare; möten; fredsbyggande;

    Abstract : With an influx of refugess to Sweden the scene on the work market has changed for the last six decades. During the 1960's Italians came to work as handicraft labor, in the 1970's lots of Chileans entered Sweden fleeing dictatorship, in the 1990's the war on Balkan drove many refugess north and during the Syrian collapse in 2015 the word integration has rung repeatedly in newspapers and policy documents. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Potentially Disadvantaged Groups : An Analysis of How Industry 4.0 Can Promote Decent Work and Equality for Women and Older Employees

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Eva Koller; [2022]
    Keywords : Industry 4.0; Decent Work; Inequality; Gender; Ageing ;

    Abstract : Digitalisation, and the related idea that digitalisation will cause a technological transformation that will lead to a “fourth industrial revolution” (Industry 4.0), is a global major topic with a huge impact on many parts of our life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Integrating Ground Source Heat Pumps into Elderly Homes as Energy-efficient Heating and Cooling Solution - A Swedish Case Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Moritz Kuhleber; [2021]
    Keywords : Ground source heat pumps; Elderly homes; Thermal comfort; Energy performance; Multi-family buildings; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Energy efficiency and environmental questions have gained increased attention over the last decade. In combination with global warming and increasing cooling demands, the Swedish market for combined heating and cooling solutions such as ground source heat pumps expands. READ MORE