Legal Regulation of Hospital-Substituting Aspects of Social Services for Elderly and Disabled Citizens at Home.

• Published in: Advances in gerontology = Uspekhi gerontologii Vol. 34; no. 5; p. 791
• Main Authors: Chernyakina, T S, Shestakov, V P, Kantemirova, R K, Svintsov, A A, Raduto, V I, Kolyuka, O E, Rocheva, Y S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2021
• Subjects: Aged; Disabled Persons; Hospitals; Humans; Social Support; Social Welfare; Social Work; social services at home; hospital-substituting aspects; elderly citizens; legal regulation improvement; disabled people
• ISSN: 1561-9125

The article presents information about a significant number of people older than working age, disabled people and recipients of social services in stationary form and about the unfavorable forecast of the number of people older than 65 years for 2024 and 2030 in the Russian Federation, which determines the need for legal regulation of their lifestyle issues with respect for human rights to lead an independent lifestyle. The authors present an analysis of the federal and regional legal framework in terms of determining the circumstances under which a citizen is recognized as needing social services, the participation of local self-government bodies and subordinate organizations in the provision of social services, the implementation of social support, the introduction of hospital-substituting social service technologies. The article discusses the trends and ways to improve the legal regulation of social services for elderly and disabled citizens at home from the perspective of the introduction of hospital-substituting elements.