THE CONTRIBUTION OF SPIRITUAL SERVICES TO SOLVING PROBLEMS IN CENTERS FOR THE ELDERLY (A FEW SUGGESTIONS AS PRACTICAL TOOLS)

Abstract

Based on the Maslow’s pyramid of human needs the author mention another need which is not mentioned by Maslow – the spiritual need. It is the rol of the priest and the church to opperate shelters for the elderly. They are presented several recommendations to improve the priest help accorded to the suffering elder people. The quality of social work, combined with that of priest can help increase the assisted people’s quality of life, by simultaneous action on meeting physical needs and spiritual of older people faced with the close spectrum of a life’s sunset.