Izvirni znanstveni članek Prejeto 27. januarja 2022, sprejeto 1. septembra 2022 doi: 10.51741/sd.2022.61.2-3.203-221 Jana Mali, Benjamin Penič Odzivi socialnega dela na ukrepe za zajezitev epidemije covida-19 v domovih za stare ljudi V prvem delu prispevka je prikazano, kako je epidemija covida-19 obudila ideje o razvoju socialnega dela s starimi ljudmi. Pogostejše kršitve človekovih pravic, povečevanje diskriminacije starih ljudi in iskanje odgovorov na vse hujše stiske ob socialni izolaciji starih ljudi so teme, ki kar kličejo po vzpostavitvi specializacije za socialno delo s starimi ljudmi. Razvoj specializiranega znanja pa koristi tudi razvoju socialnega dela vdomovih za stare ljudi. Prikazane so nekatere ključne prakse za razvoj novih področij socialnega dela v domovih. V osrednjem delu prispevka je opisana raziskava s socialnimi delavkami slovenskih domov in predstavljeni so rezultati o vplivu epidemije na socialno delo. Prikazano je, kateri so ključni izziviza socialno delo, kako socialno delo ohranja vlogo pri organizaciji oskrbe v domu in katere so najbolj žgoče etične dileme socialnega dela. Predstavljene so tako pomanjkljivosti kot prednosti socialnega dela, da bi obstoječa tveganja za socialno delo prepoznali kot priložnost za nadaljnji razvoj stroke. Ključne besede: institucionalna oskrba, dolgotrajna oskrba, socialna izolacija, zagovorništvo, proticovidni ukrepi, etične dileme. Jana Mali je doktorica znanosti socialnega dela, zaposlena na Fakulteti za socialno delo kot izredna profesorica za področje socialnega dela. Kontakt: jana.mali@fsd.uni-lj.si Benjamin Penič je magister socialnega dela, zaposlen kot asistent raziskovalec na Fakulteti za socialno delo in kot strokovni sodelavec na Skupnosti socialnih zavodov Slovenije. Kontakt: benjamin.penic@ssz-slo.si Responses of social work to measures for containing the Covid-19 epidemic in homes for old people The first part of the article shows how the covid-19 epidemic revived ideas about the development of social work with old people. More frequent violations of human rights, increasing discrimination of old people, and searching for answers to the increasingly severe hardships of the social isolation of the old people - these are topics that call for the establishment of specialization for social work with old people. The development of specialized knowledge also benefits the development of social work in homes for old people. Some key practices for the development of new areas of social work in homes are shown. In the central part of the paper, research with social workers in Slovenian homes is described and the results of the epidemic's impact on social work are presented. The article presents the key challenges for social work, how social work maintains its role at organizing institutional care and what are the most pressing ethical dilemmas of social work. Both the shortcomings and advantages of social work are shown in order to recognize the existing risks for social work as an opportunity for further development of the profession. Key words: institutional care, social isolation, advocacy, anti-covid measures, ethical dilemmas. Jana Mali, PhD, is an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana. Contact: jana. mali@fsd.uni-lj.si Benjamin Penič, Master of Social work, is employed as a research assistant at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, and as an associate professional at the Association of Social Institutions of Slovenia. Contact: benjamin.penic@ssz-slo.si 7 m o