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Homes for the elderly: hiring is a challenge for families

06/24/2013

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Lack of information, high prices and unfair terms are the main problems, says Protest
 
Aging. There are increasingly elderly in Brazil, but there is little information about homes for seniors Camilla Maia / Archive
 
RIO - A change in the law to hire domestic workers is leading some families with elderly caregivers to exchange for nursing homes. However, finding good infrastructure facilities with affordable prices is an arduous task, as research reveals Protest - Consumer Association held with its members across the country.

The difficulty starts in search of information. Most respondents (70%) reported a lack of updated sites and a site that gathers data from nursing homes available in a region. And nearly the same proportion (69%) said it had obtained using references to friends and relatives. It was what made the retired Vera Lima, when he needed a place in Butantã in São Paulo, for the mother:

- I had good references from a place close to home, with only 16 women. No physician, nurses and various activities such as music therapy. Find references in these cases is very important - account.

Tuition is expensive
To ensure the well-being of the mother, 90-year-old Vera Lima pays monthly fee of R $ 3,500, more than five times the minimum wage (R $ 678), a reference for many retirees. In her case, most of the value comes from the pension left by the father to the mother.

According to Protest, 53% of those who participated in the survey reported that part of the tuition is paid with the savings of the elderly. Already 33% of respondents reported that the family bears the payment, in whole or in part. The association says the average value of homes for the elderly is R $ 894. But the big change: it is possible to find tuition to $ 10,000, which can be explained by the reduced number of sites.

- Across the state of São Paulo, there are approximately 1200 houses, of which only 300 regularized. It is a very small number when you consider that only in the capital's 2 million people over 65 years. The Brazilian aged and not made public policies to address the issue in depth. If the Status of the Elderly was completed in its entirety, it would be a great help - says Valdemir Lopes, executive director of the Brazilian Association of Homes Home (Abracare), founded in 2011, and this year started a survey on the number and profile homes for the elderly in the country.

Very high standards
So far, according to Abracare, there are only between 5000 and 6000 public and private places for the elderly in the country. According to Lopes, the opening of new homes is hampered by "rigorous standards" of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA). For him, the requirements are necessary. However, there are some bureaucratic rules that end up hindering the settlement and encouraging the opening of clandestine locations.

This scenario produces an unusual queue. About 15% of respondents to the survey said they had experienced Protest this situation. And getting a job does not always mean the end of the matter. More than half of respondents (57%) said the elderly have transferred to another home due to infrastructure problems.

- A home charging £ 700 and used old sheets as diapers. In another, the refrigerator was anchored with bricks, so old. It's a very difficult situation. We are living longer. They say we need to have quality of life, but not the young get that today - the vents Elza Kappaun retired seamstress, 62 years. She helps her mother, 93, visually impaired, to pay R $ 1,800 monthly for a nursing home in Petropolis, in the mountainous region of Rio

Although we feel that the mother is secure in place, Elza was surprised to read the contract you signed more duties than rights. One of the clauses considered "strange" is claiming to be mandatory replacement of bedding and bath by the contractor.

- There are many unfair terms. There are places that do not return the money paid in case of termination, or when there is the death of the elderly. It is very important to be alert families, visiting the sites, ask as much information before signing any contract - says Maria Ines Dolci, institutional coordinator of Protest.
The result of the survey was sent by the entity to ANVISA.

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