Ecuador: Abandoned Seniors Have Hope (October 5, 2008)
(Article in Spanish)
"Loneliness is the only thing that accompanies me" are the words of Angel Guillermo Rodriguez, a 96-year-old Ecuadorian man who finds himself alone and waiting for death to free him from his loneliness. In Ecuador the new Constitution will make it possible for older persons to receive better care at home as well as in other institutions. The new Constitution will also forbid the abandonment of old people by family members and by nursing homes and will grant them universal retirement. These changes will be beneficial to older people, since most of them are not covered by social security and are forced to take care of themselves until their death.
SOURCE: Global Aging
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