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Elderly welfare and care challenges in Latin America

Overview

Reports indicate growing challenges regarding the safety, housing, and institutional care of elderly populations in South America and the Caribbean.

In Argentina and Peru, individual cases have highlighted immediate vulnerabilities, including elderly women facing homelessness due to domestic abuse and others living in structurally unsound housing at risk of collapse.

Subsequent reports have shifted focus toward systemic administrative failures. In Peru, audits of care facilities have uncovered mismanagement of resident pensions and a lack of essential medical personnel. Similarly, in the Dominican Republic, the National Council for the Aging has faced criticism over the mismanagement of resources, with beneficiaries reporting significant delays in food rations and difficulty accessing medical supplies and mobility aids.

Entities

Erlinda Canayo Pacaya · Susana Gallardo Leighton · Consejo Nacional de la Persona Envejeciente · Contraloría General de la República · San Juan Bautista

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 8 sources
    Elderly care services face scrutiny in Peru and Dominican Republic

    Elderly care facilities and agencies in Peru and the Dominican Republic face scrutiny over pension mismanagement, lack of specialized staff, and reduced food and medical aid for seniors.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Elderly women face housing and safety crises in Argentina and Peru

    Elderly women in Argentina and Peru face critical hardships, including domestic mistreatment and the imminent collapse of precarious housing, prompting calls for government and community intervention.

Sources

atlanticohoy.com · castellondiario.com · diariodemorelos.com · diariolaregion.com · jornada.com.pe · laregion.es · m.n.com.do · n.com.do · sanjuanpordentro.net · weblavoz.com.ar