LOOK FOR US: RESIDENT POPULATION IN LONG STAY INSTITUTIONS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF RONDÔNIA
Aging. Long Term Institutions. Social Invisibility. Human rights.
The world presents an aging population and a decrease in the provision of family care for the elderly as a reality. In this perspective, the Long Term Care Institutions' social role for the Elderly gains even more relevance. Thus, this research aims to make a diagnosis of the Long Term Care Institutions for the Elderly in the state of Rondônia, intending to subsidize public policies to guarantee respect for the human rights of the elderly. Its specific objectives were: I. Map the Long Term Care Institutions for Elderly People in the state of Rondônia; II. Identify the profile of the institutionalized, as well as the possible determinant causes for institutionalization; III. Discuss the data collected based on the Economic Political Theory of Aging. To this end, applied research was carried out, with the design of the theoretical framework through the technical procedure of bibliographic review and verification of state of the art; two instruments of data collection were used to collect data in field research, systematization of data for analysis of results. The results point that in Rondônia, there are twelve Long Term Care Institutions for the Elderly, of which only one has a public nature, and that together have 394 institutionalized people, of which 43 are not elderly. In this universe, 80.1% are men and 19.9% are women, 64.8% are brown and black, 59.6% are illiterate, 63% are single, 58.6% do not have children, 56.2% do not receive visits, and 36.5% are semi-dependent. The two main stakeholders who are responsible for the institutionalization of the elders are the Municipal Social Assistance Secretariats and the Specialized Social Assistance Reference Center (SEMAS / CREAS) (27.9% of the cases) and the families (26.9%). Health problems are the primary cause of institutionalization (37.8% of cases). Of the reported violence, physical violence was the highest incidence, accounting for 57.8% of patients, and children as the most significant violators, in 44.7% of cases. Thus, it was possible to consider the existence of a discard situation and social invisibility of institutionalized elderly or non-elderly people in the state of Rondônia related to age, race, class, gender, degree of dependence, marital status, education, and profession. The creation of an assistance and attention network for the elderly is urgent to support their needs.