Monographie Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
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Prognosen sprechen bis zum Jahr 2030 von einer Zunahme der<br />
Pflegebedürftigen um fast 60 Prozent.<br />
Prognoses forecast an increase in the number of persons in need of<br />
nursing care by almost 60 percent by 2030.<br />
BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE – SOCIAL SERVICES IN TIMES OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE<br />
Whoever addresses this topic, quickly notices that it is not<br />
easy to find a good definition for “social services”. Because<br />
of this, and in order to address this theme, it is almost<br />
unavoidable to use a statement provided by an expert.<br />
At the research institution for the Economy of Ageing/WU,<br />
Vienna, the scientist Dr Birgit Trukeschitz busies herself with<br />
the complexity of “social services”. She has succeeded at<br />
drawing up a generally understandable concept wording.<br />
A definition<br />
“Social services are services that address disadvantaged<br />
persons or groups of persons within a society (the so-called<br />
target group) and serve the purpose (objective) of im -<br />
proving the life situation of this person (group/s). It consists<br />
of consultation, support and nursing services, as well as<br />
activation, employment and qualification services, to the<br />
extent that socially-supporting aspects play a key role
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