PECULIARITIES OF ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROCESS OF SUPPORTING THE ELDERLY IN UKRAINE

Abstract

This article is devoted to the support of the people of elderly age through government and non-government organizations. The article focuses on effective cooperation of public and private organizations. Carried out a theoretical analysis of the activities of the Territorial centers of social servicing (social services provision) as a for m of support for the elderly and the Center of social activity «Second youth», the creation of which was initiated by members of the NGO «Chernihiv Eur o pean» and which operates on the basis of the Chernihiv national technological University. The article briefly describes the history of the development of regional centers in Ukraine and analyzed their current state of functioning and also identifies the basic principles of social work and revealed the fundamental problems of Territorial centres. The main tasks of the Territorial center providing social services (social services) are:
 identification of single disabled people who need social and medical-social services, as well as providing various types of services depending on certain requirements;
 linkages with enterprises, institutions, organizations, irrespective of patterns of ownership, on social services and assistance to disabled citizens. In the article the authors present the results of the study to identify needs of the elderly person, and analyzed the degree of satisfaction of needs of a person of venerable age. Primary needs of the elderly include:
 the need for education;
 the need to visit groups that are aimed at maintaining the physical condition of the person the elderly;
 the need to increase communication between peers and relatives;
 the need to transfer their experience and knowledge to the younger generation;
 the need to obtain information on the human rights of the elderly;
 the necessity of self-realization through the practice of creative activities;
 the need for visits to cultural centres;
 the need to influence the events that happen in the society through participation in social and political organizations;
 the need for access to quality medical care.