Abstract:
The social assistance of the elderly supports the need to consolidate the process of social rehabilitation of this group of beneficiaries, the introduction of new technologies in the socio-therapeutic activity and the improvement of the quality of the services offered. Socio-therapeutic treatment is an important stage of medical and social care for the elderly. At the heart of all concepts of social therapy is the idea that the social environment is essential for the course of disease and that social activities can positively affect the symptoms of the disease. Various forms and methods of social therapy are used in social assistance with the elderly. Social therapy, as a form of intervention in the individual world of an elderly person, can be considered a method of social "treatment", which influences the mental and somatic functions of the body, helps to restore the social functioning of the individual.
