Importance of Counselling for Elderly Before Institutionalization

The institutionalization of the elderly is a complex problem, because a decision of this nature is associated (in many situations) with depression and isolation feeling (according to recent researches). Therefore, elderly counselling is very important in this situation. Also, equally important is the counselling of the family members, they are contributing decisively to the decision of institutionalization. The current paper proposes to detail theoretical aspects regarding institutionalization of the elderly and the counseling's importance before the event. The final conclusions will be presented which are the main stages to go before making a decision to institutionalization the elderly and how important social support network in this situation. (c) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.