CENTRO GERONTOLÓGICO EN LA COMUNA DE SAN ANTONIO, PROVINCIA DE SANTA ELENA

Abstract

In the north of the province of Santa Elena-Ecuador there is a large percentage of habitants belonging to the elderly. Aging is a natural process in people's lives and not only affects their lives but also the society in which they live. Their role and needs as individuals in the population change, which implies developing action plans that value older adults in society. This group of people tend to suffer physical and mental deterioration over the years and often their families, especially in these rural areas can not meet their needs. The gerontological centers are special places to treat elderly people where besides taking care of their health, social inclusion is encouraged. The commune of San Antonio, located to the north of the province of Santa Elena does not have any gerontological center or other type of center that watches over this demographic group in the area and its surroundings. That is why the objective of this thesis is the design of a gerontological center that satisfies their needs and improves their quality of life. In order to achieve the previously mentioned objective, this work proposal is the design of a public gerontological center in the commune of San Antonio to receive elderly people in a space that allows them to prolong their physical-cognitive autonomy and take care of their health through medical controls and recreative activities such as sports, artistic, social and cultural activities, with multiple spaces and necessary measures so that they can develop easily and feel comfortable and happy because their lives matter.