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“They even arrive with human scabies”: cases of elderly people abandoned in hospitals multiply

Long-term care homes in Puerto Rico can hardly cope with this problem, which also faces budgetary challenges and invisibility

June 17, 2024 - 11:34 AM

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Act 121 of 2019 protects persons 60 years of age or older, with responsibilities and duties to family members for their care. (Vanessa Serra Díaz)

By Marga Parés Arroyo

Periodista de Noticiasmarga.pares@gfrmedia.com

Editor's note

First of four stories in the series "Pliegues en su piel, vacío en su corazón" (Folds in your skin, emptiness in your heart), which analyzes the increasing number of lonely older adults in hospital facilities in Puerto Rico. This work received the support of the Journalists in Aging Fellowship, awarded by the Gerontological Society of America, along with the Journalists Network on Generations and the Silver Century Foundation.

Reina, a 74-year-old woman who does not remember her name or family background, had been living under a bridge in Río Piedras for several weeks until a neighbor in the area alerted the authorities.