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• TITLE: Situational Diagnosis of the Social Sphere of Elders Living in Retirement Homes

  AUTHORS: Verónica Benavides Pando, Martha Ornelas Contreras, Jesús Enrique Peinado Pérez, Juan Cristóbal Barrón Luján, Lepoldo Refugio López Baca

  KEYWORDS: Situational Diagnosis, Elder, Social Sphere

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Aging Research, Vol.4 No.2, March 11, 2015

  ABSTRACT: A situational diagnosis of the social sphere of elder permanent residents at retirement homes in Chihuahua City was created with the aid of the Social Resource Scale instrument. From the 51 participants, there were 30 female and 21 male elders. The results and conclusions of the present study highlight two major needs: a systematic assessment of permanent residents in retirement homes and the implementation of a physical activation program. The proposed physical activation program must focus on both, the recovery of motor independence and the increase of socialization activities which allows members of the retired community to improve their daily routine performance and lessens the work load on their caretakers.