Improving the autonomy and self-esteem of elderly people #718323

Older people are concerned about the ploss of personal autonomy and memory. The prevention of health problems so as not to lose personal autonomy and memory is the greatest concern of those who have exceeded 65 years of age. More resources should be dedicated to them to improve the quality of life. both peoplegreaterAs professionals, in general terms, they are more concerned with health prevention (such as doing physical exercise or following a healthy diet) to avoid loss of personal autonomy and memory. Specifically, they are concerned about other problems such as Parkinson's, falls, digestive problems, Alzheimer's or pain. A very important aspect is to adapt the environment,make everyday life easierfor the dependent person, so that they take the cutlery properly, that they can eat alone and enjoy more autonomy. But it happens that most of the resources are dedicated to the care of dependent people and not to the promotion of personal autonomy, which is necessary but should not be the only thing. Fragility processes must be addressed urgently. Often, care limits personal autonomy: it is help that is offered for one hour, when it would be preferable to spend two hours with that person and teach them to shower with their functional capacities so that they can do it by themselves. But it is faster to do everything, because there is a limitation of resources. The elderly are more at risk of feeling lonely, alonelinessthat can be real or due to the absence of visits or care. This situation increases the risk of social exclusion and dependency, since the elderly tend to isolate themselves, often without meaning to.