Abstrakt:
Care services focused on seniors, namely resident services hold an
important position in the system of contemporary social services in the Czech
Republic. Admission to a Nursing Home is a major life transition for many
olderadults, which influences their lives significantly and almost always permanently.
Because of inherent danger of misuse associated with movement restraints together
with possible infringement of fundamental human rights and freedoms, there must be
strict rules regulating their using.
Present regulations are stipulated pursuant to Social Services Act No. 108/2006 as
subsequently amended. However the law gives only a general specification, often
leading care service providers to very difficult situations. Therefore, a highly
important thing is how care service providers observe their obligation – to setup
conditions for using physical restraints by internal regulations in individual nursing
homes for seniors where it is adequate.