1. The support system for the elderly in the Voivodeship of Silesia Katowice, 12th May 2015 The seminar „Loneliness and depression of the elderly” Bożena Stępień the Social Policy Department of the Silesian Voivodeship Office

2. Stages of old age by WHO the young-old years; gradual reduction of psychophysical efficiency and self-reliance, 60-75 years old age; limiting the possibility of social adaptation – (social aging) 75-90 years longevity; intensification of dependence on others 90+ years

3. according to Eurostat people over age 60 will constitute almost 25 % of the population of Polish society 2020 according to the Central Statistical Office of Poland number of people aged 85 years or more may reach almost 800 thousand 2030

4. MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL POLICY Voivodeship Office The provincial government Social Policy Department Regional Center of Social Policy DISTRICT Family Assistance Centre MUNICIPALITY SOCIAL WELFARE CENTER Department of Social Assistance and Integration Supralocal nursing homes Supralocal Support Centres Municipal facilities stationary and temporary stay Municipal day care centers Care services NGO’s, the Catholic church and other religious organizations cooperation supervision

5. „Appropriate satisfaction of the needs is a requirement of a ageing” Maintaining independent living The possibility of development and self- realization

6. Development and actualization the own potential Shaping the previous and new interests Access to culture Impact on the formulation and implementation of policy for the elderly

7. Universities of the third age Senior clubs Discount on tickets of cultural events and means of transport Organizing various activities for the elderly Activity in associations Participation in support groups Participated in creating programs for the elderly The possibility of development and self-realization

8. Universities of the third age have been establishing in Poland since 1975 by universities, local government units foundations and associations. In the academic year 2012/2013 in classes and lectures organized by more than 400 universities in the country involving more than 74,000 women and 14,000 men.* The possibility of development and self-realization * Source: http://www.fpnp.pl/pdf/raport_uniwersytet_trzeciego_wieku.pdf

9. Maintaining independent living Physical and mental health Financial security Maintaining social ties Safty at living environments Adequate housing

10. Daily nursing homes Senior clubs Sheltered housing Environmental self-help houses Care services Social assistance benefits Maintaining independent living - forms of assistance in the living environment

11. In 2014 in the Voivodeship of Silesia were been working 48 daily nursing houses. During that year in their classes were attended a total of 4,580 people. * MPiPS-05 Sprawozdanie o placówkach zapewniających całodobową opiekę i wsparcie za rok 2014 Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the social welfare system

12. People because of age or illness may use the care services organized in their place of residence. In 2014 in the Voivodeship of Silesia with the care services benefited 9.212 people, including approx. 8.500 the elderly. * MPiPS-05 Sprawozdanie o placówkach zapewniających całodobową opiekę i wsparcie za rok 2014 Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the social welfare system

13. In 2014 the Voivodeship of Silesia had 42 environmental self-help houses for persons with mental disorders. In Chorzow set up the first branch in the region for a group of people with Alzheimer's disease. Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the social welfare system

14. In the Voivodeship of Silesia are working 102 nursing houses of the total number of seats 8.733. For the elderly and chronic somatic diseases services are provided by 51 nursing houses - that is half of all registered homes in the voivodeship. That houses have the total number of seats 4.055. */Data from the register of social welfare homes run by the governor of Silesia Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the social welfare system

15. The Voivodeship of Silesia has registered 61 providing full-time care facilities for persons with disabilities, the chronically ill of the total number of seats 1.845. Three of them take only the elderly, and the other both elderly and people with disabilities. Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the social welfare system

16. 42 institution of care and treatment 30 institution of care and therapeutic 1 geriatric hospital 19 geriatric units Forms of assistance in the living environment - in the health care system

17. The multiannual program "Senior - WIGOR " for the years 2015-2020 DIGNITY INTEGRATION CARE PHISICAL ACTIVITY KNOWLEDGE

18. Program „Senior – Wigor” The Council of Ministers adopted the multiannual program "Senior - WIGOR " for the years 2015 – 2020 on 17th March 2015. That program assumes a founding the daily nursing houses called „Senior – Vigor” through financial support to governments in implementing their own tasks. The aim of the program is improving the quality of life of older people through enabling them to benefit from a wide range of care, educational, cultural and recreational. On the implementation of the programme provided support to local governments in the total amount of 370 million zł (30 million zł in 2015).

19. Bożena Stępień the Social Policy Department of the Silesian Voivodeship Office THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION