Free home care services for the elderly on lower incomes, ATMs in all neighborhoods of the Community of Valencia’s major cities and the construction of up to 110 new day care homes. These were some of the announcements made by the candidate this Tuesday. PSPV-PSOE Ximo Puig will be re-elected in the Generalitat if he leads the country after Sunday’s elections. In the last week of the campaign, the socialist leader takes care of the rest with the elderly, aware that they are an extraordinary hunting ground for votes, and so he puts forward a series of recommendations to improve their quality of life and the care they receive. Some sectors were excluded, including the banking sector.
Puig made these measures public after meeting with Carlos San Juan, organizer of the “I’m older, not stupid” campaign in Valencia; Sacramento Pinazo, president of the Valencian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology; and representatives of the associations of the elderly, with whom he has drawn up a ten commandments on measures of “intergenerational solidarity”. Socialist candidate, currently Valencian Community Noting that there are more than one million people over the age of 65, he said, “The measures taken for the elderly seem foreign to the political agenda, thoughtless and unwise.”
Homes
Another of the measures announced by Puig, linked to public-private cooperation, includes the implementation of 23,000 new places from the next legislature to nursing homes. The decalogue released by the socialist leader includes personal attention through new ATMs and mobile windows in the neighborhoods of cities where aid is running out. In the case of banks, candidates for reelection have a “enormous responsibility” with the elderly He stressed that the Generalitat would “cooperate with them” but also hold them accountable. Introduction of the “iai@ connectat” program for training in digital skills; launching another program called “Sumen experiences” for older people to share their knowledge with young people; and a third project that ensures libraries have opening hours to facilitate digital processing with administrations are other measures the Socialists are working on.
The current head of the Generalitat insisted that “policy towards the elderly cannot be an issue outside the political agenda, as it affects more than a million people” and stressed that “all should have a right”. active role in society». Alongside this statement, he argued that the Socialists were committed to “protecting and extending the rights of the elderly”, adding that this group was necessary because within ten years it would represent one out of every four citizens in the Valencian Community.
“Menu Home”
As for home care services, he promised to expand them and increase donations for the Menjar a Casa program or laundry or housekeeping services, as well as making them free for people with fewer resources. One of the final proposals is the Dignificant program, which envisages the construction of 110 new daycare centers open seven days a week in the Community through an agreement to be signed with the EU. assemblies and town halls. “Previously, there was a gerontocracy where younger generations were not allowed to decide, but now this discrimination has evolved into ageism that does not allow the elderly to have autonomy,” Puig said. announced the measures.
Co-housing formulas with joint services in the face of loneliness
Shelter is one of the main axes of the 28M campaign for all parties. One of the many edges that these lands have is directly related to the elders. In that sense, Ximo Puig, PSPV candidate for the Generalitat, pledged this Tuesday to expand cancer screening testing by 2019, as well as promote co-housing formulas with shared services for seniors who want to deal with unwanted loneliness. 74 years, so there is “no age barrier” in health care. This measure was developed by Puig himself at the show last Thursday when he starred in Distrito Digital and announced that in case of continuity of Botànic, there will be a new department after Innovation in the state of Alicante.
Continuing with the plight of the elderly population, the socialist pointed out that it is “essential” to meet their needs “without prejudice, by involving everyone in the promotion of healthy aging, by including everyone so that they can maintain the best living conditions for all people”. The pandemic also had a decisive impact on Puig’s approach. “There is a new situation where it is necessary to update the healthcare system and empower citizens,” Puig concluded.
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