Aspekty organizacyjno-prawne zlecania zadań publicznych na przykładzie domów pomocy społecznej

The article draws attention to growing the importance of cooperation between public administration and non - government organizations in commissioning tasks in the filed of social assistance. The author examines organizational and legal aspects of running nursing homes. Furthermore, she includes the example of the city of Poznan which delegated management of those institutions to religious congregations. The author points to the existing legal mechanisms which allow assigning the social assistance tasks to private entities and she shows benefits of the partnership in the area of social services. The demographic forecasts are basis for conclusions on prospect development of both institutional and non - institutional support directed at the elderly.