Atención de las necesidades sociales de los adultos mayores beneficiarios de la Fundación Bananito Amigo, ciudad de Machala primer semestre del 2022

Abstract

The present research work aims to know the social needs of older adults, research that was carried out at the Social Foundation Bananito Amigo y algo más of the City of Machala, As a starting point, the elderly is considered to be any person who has reached 65 years of age, To define their social needs, the techniques of interviews, home visits and observation were applied in order to collect information that serves as a basis for formulating the schedule of activities as a proposal plan. For this, the research is oriented towards a qualitative approach, in order to delimit the causes and consequences that give rise to social exclusion, denoting the following characteristics, abandonment, neglect, discrimination, resulting in the violation of their rights. The family is a very important pillar for the elderly in their aging process, providing affection, support, and company, to meet their needs and requirements. Some authors define exclusion as a social event that results in the segregation, isolation and elimination of a person from a social group, of which the older adult population is a victim. It is evident the factors that influence exclusion, such as, educational level, religion, economic status and disability, factors that are taken into account so that a person can enter certain social groups. The social exclusion of the elderly population is a latent problem for society, since this vulnerable group tends to feel alone in the absence of their family or a person who has taken charge of their care, resulting in their isolation