Community participation and its role in supporting social institutions for the elderly

الملخص EN

The progress and advancement of nations is measured by the amount of care provided for their members, this care extends to include the health side, the social aspect and the environmental aspect, and the elderly group of both sexes in any society is that segment that gave society the best of giving and is the one who takes precedence in the growth and progress of its society, and such The increase in the elderly population is accompanied, of course, by an increase in the needs of those elderly, and this matter requires integrated care for this group through an organized pattern of services and devices that are prepared to help individuals and groups achieve health and living standards and to strengthen personal and social relations, and based on the goal that the service profession seeks Social institutions support social institutions to help them perform their goals, raise the level of their services, and achieve the goals of service programs and projects.

Here, the role of community participation in supporting residential institutions for the elderly appears to satisfy the needs and face the problems of the elderly with them, whether sharing money with opinion by effort by attending time in the services provided to the elderly, whether services (health - educational) - Social - cultural - entertainment), and the objectives of the study were 1 acquaintance On the forms of community participation in support of residential social institutions for the elderly, and a set of sub-goals emanate from this goal: - A - images of community participation with a view in supporting residential institutions for the elderly.

B - Forms of community participation in the effort to support residential institutions for the elderly.

C - Forms of community participation with money in support of residential institutions for the elderly.

2 Identifying obstacles to community participation in support of residential institutions for the elderly.

3 Attempting to come up with a proposed conceptual framework to activate community participation in support of residential institutions for the elderly, and the study reached the following results: There are different forms of social participation in residential institutions for the elderly, which are as follows: Participation (by opinion - money - effort), and that housing institutions for the elderly seek To activate community participation, whether by opinion, effort or money, and that you have a number of obstacles that prevent community participation in supporting residential institutions for the elderly, such as a lack of resources and capabilities available within the institution, as well as the lack of sufficient awareness of community members to participate in their opinions in strengthening the institution, the process of participation takes place.

Ad hoc, as well as the lack of experience the institution has in developing its financial resources.

Key words: Social participation - social institutions for the elderly - the elderly