Activation of the Elderly with Dementia in Residential Facilities

5 Abstract This bachelor's thesis addresses the issue of activating the elderly with dementia in residential care facilities. Its aim is to analyze the activation activities used to engage the elderly with dementia in residential care facilities. The thesis first defines key concepts such as ageing, old age, and the elderly. It then focuses on dementia, its risk factors-particularly age as a major risk factor-as well as the symptoms, stages, and treatment of dementia. Subsequently, the topic of activation is explored with a specific focus on the elderly with dementia, with primary attention given to individual types of activation activities. Finally, the thesis addresses residential care facilities, specifically homes with a special regime. The subsequent qualitative empirical research is conducted through semi-structured interviews with activation workers employed in homes with a special regime. The aim of the research is to identify and analyze the activation activities used by activation workers in homes with a special regime in the Liberec Region. Keywords: ageing, old age, elderly people, dementia, homes with a special regime, residential care facilities, activation, activation activities