The Role of Community-Based Social Welfare Agency for Elderly in the Success of Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programs: Case Studies in Indonesia

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10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_18How to use a DOI?

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Elderly; Community; Assistance

Abstract

The role of a community-based social welfare agency for the elderly as a government partner is very crucial. This paper discusses about the involvements of community-based social welfare agencies for the elderly in social rehabilitation assistance programs by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. The purposes of this paper are to describe the practices of community-based social welfare agencies for the elderly in the implementation of social rehabilitation assistance programs and to understand how the involvement of community-based social welfare agencies for the elderly can help the success of the program. This study uses a qualitative descriptive approach that explores the information from the worker of social rehabilitation assistance program in the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and from the community-basedd social welfare agency that collaborates with the Ministry of Social Affairs located in three provinces: West Java, South Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi. The results showed that community-based social welfare agencies for the elderly hold important roles: 1) proposing the elderly who are entitled to assistance, 2) assisting the elderly in receiving assistance programs, and 3) monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the assistance program in community. In the conclusion, the assessment results carried out by community workers determine the accuracy of providing services for the elderly. Furthermore, the assistance provided by community workers holds an important role in the success of the assistance program, especially for the elderly who live alone.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Arini Dwi Deswanti
AU  - Dwi Heru Sukoco
AU  - Rosilawati
AU  - Teodorus I. P. Siahaan
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/21
TI  - The Role of Community-Based Social Welfare Agency for Elderly in the Success of Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programs: Case Studies in Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference On Multidisciplinary Studies (ICOMSI 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 173
EP  - 180
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_18
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_18
ID  - Deswanti2023
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