Velhice, dependência e vida cotidiana institucional / Oldness, dependency and institutional daily life

Estudo descritivo, de caráter qualitativo. Foram visitadas 21 instituições de residência para idosos, registradas na Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e diferentes bairros da cidade. Todas as instituições eram de origem privada embora algumas recebessem apoio de órgãos públicos sob a forma de recursos financeiros. Essas instituições foram estudadas em seus aspectos históricos, condições de admissão, serviços oferecidos e recursos disponíveis

Crianças em situação de rua falam sobre os abrigos / Ninos sin hogar ablan sobre los abrigos / Children in a street situation talk about the shelters

O artigo versa sobre relatos de crianças de/na rua quanto à experiência de viver em abrigos. Compreende parte de uma investigação, cujo objetivo consistiu em apreender como crianças em situação de rua, na cidade de São Paulo, representam sua trajetória de vida. Os dados, coletados em entrevistas individuais, foram organizados segundo o método de Análise de Conteúdo e preceitos da teoria da Representação Social. As categorias destacadas do discurso transcrito foram agrupadas em experiências significativas para as crianças, entre as quais "os abrigos". A análise dessa categoria evidenciou que a falta de um atendimento mais personalizado e afetuoso nos abrigos contribui para que as crianças optem por se manterem nas ruas.

The paper focuses reports of homeless children about their experience of living in shelters. It's a part of one research of which purpose was to allow the street children themselves, on São Paulo city, to express their representation about their life's trajectory. The data, gathered by individual interviews, were organise according to the method of the Analysis of Contents and principles of the theory of the Social Representation. The categories detached from the speech transcript, were grouped into meaningful experiences for the children, among which "the shelters". The analyse of this category showed clearly that the lack of a personal and affectionate attendance in the shelters contributes to the children choosing to stay in the streets.

El artículo enfoca relatos de niños sin hogar sobre su experiencia de vivir en asilos. Comprende parte de una investigación, cuyo objetivo fue captar como los niños sin hogar, viviendo en las caller de la ciudad de São Paulo, representan su trayectoria de vida. Los datos, recolectados en entrevistas individuales, fueron analizados según el método del Análisis de Contenido y principios de la teoria de la Representación Social. Las categorias, destacadas de las entrevistas transcriptas, fueron reunidas en experiencias significativas a los niños, entre ellas, "los asilos". El análisis de esa categoria evidenció que la falta de una atención más personalizada y más afectiva en los asilos resulta en la decisión de los niños de permanecer en las calles.

[Street children talk about shelters]. / Crianças em situação de rua falam sobre os abrigos.

The paper focuses reports of homeless children about their experience of living in shelters. It's a part of one research of which purpose was to allow the street children themselves, on São Paulo city, to express their representation about their life's trajectory. The data, gathered by individual interviews, were organise according to the method of the Analysis of Contents and principles of the theory of the Social Representation. The categories detached from the speech transcript, were grouped into meaningful experiences for the children, among which "the shelters". The analyse of this category showed clearly that the lack of a personal and affectionate attendance in the shelters contributes to the children choosing to stay in the streets.

Quality of the residential environment in board-and-care homes for mentally and developmentally disabled persons.

Data from a multistate survey of board-and-care homes were used to compare the quality of the residential environment in homes for mentally disabled and developmentally disabled persons. Staffing levels, services, quality of the physical structure, rapport between residents and staff, number of residents, staff training, and fire and safety precautions were analyzed. The global quality of the residential environment was found to be appreciably better in homes serving the developmentally disabled. Implications of the findings for public policy are discussed, with specific reference to advocacy strategies used in behalf of developmentally and mentally disabled persons.