Bemötande av äldre missbrukande vårdtagare inom hemtjänsten

Sammanfattning: The purpose with our essay was to describe and understand the treatment of the homehelp staff towards the elderly addicted caretakers within the care system. Both in a practical aspect as well as in an attitudinal aspect. In order to get the answers to our overall purpose of our essay, we had as a starting point the following questions: ' What help is given to the elderly addicted caretakers? ' Are the elderly addicted caretakers a stigmatized caretaker group? ' What approach does the home help staff conduct towards the elderly addicted caretakers? ' Is there a preparedness among the home help staff when it comes to as to whether or not a care taker has an addiction issue or not? When analysing the material we used a qualitative analytical method in order to understand the care givers treatment towards the addicted caretakers. We combined the interviews with the so called vinjett technique; furthermore we used various sociological theories as well as earlier scientific discoveries. The result of the essay was that elderly addicted caretakers are an exposed group. Their autonomy are in some situations threatened.