Realidad sociofamiliar de las personas adultas mayores en situación de mendicidad que participan en el proyecto “Erradicación progresiva de la mendicidad” en la Fundación Ciudadanos en Acción C.C.A. periodo febrero- diciembre 2022

Abstract

Beggary among the elderly is an existing problem that is present in today’s society. This research aims to describe the socio - family reality of older adults who participate in the project "Progressive Eradication of Beggary" within the Fundación Ciudadanos en Acción C. C. A. With a mixed research method, where the quantitative method was used to respond the first objective, with the total population of 46 elderly people through a secondary research source, with respect to the qualitative method, a phenomenological approach was used through convenience sampling with the application of a semi-structured interview and an observation to respond the second research objective. The results showed that older people do not have the necessary resources to meet their needs. In addition to the fact that the family does not generate a strong financial support for them, since there’s a large number of elderly adults who do not have a caregiver and although they live with their relatives, it is the elderly people who is the head of the family, it was also found that they have actions and strategies to perform this activity as specific places and schedules, also there is a wide lack of knowledge about their rights that protect them, finally guidelines are proposed for intervention with older adults from the social work´s point of view