The Role of Informal Caregivers in the Fulfilment of the Right to a Dignified Old Age in Serbia

Batrićević, Ana (2022) The Role of Informal Caregivers in the Fulfilment of the Right to a Dignified Old Age in Serbia. In: Yearbook. No. 5, Human rights protection : from childhood to the right to a dignified old age : human rights and institutions. Provincial Protector of Citizens - Ombudsman ; Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, Novi Sad ; Belgrade, pp. 463-486. ISBN 978-86-89417-17-3

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Abstract

After brief observations about the definition of the old age, as well as the right to a dignified old age and demographic trends in Serbia, the author of this paper defines informal caregivers and their main tasks when it comes to taking care of elderly persons. The author also explains the importance of the role, which informal caregivers have in the fulfilment of the right to a dignified old age. Furthermore, the author analyses key problems and challenges, which informal caregivers are facing in Serbia, and makes suggestions for the improvement of their position as well as the position of elderly persons that they are taking care of.

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