The family doctor’s office in Guantanamo, together with other agencies, contribute to the care of more than 92 thousand elderly people in the territory, specifically those with chronic and degenerative diseases.
These primary health care institutions also collaborate with the INDER to promote participation in grandparents clubs, in which 39 thousand nine hundred old people are grouped, representing 43 percent and 2 percent of that population segment in the province.
This program favors the grandparents from the physical and mental well-being, because it allows them to socialize ideas, recreate themselves, as well as raise their self-esteem and fend for themselves.
Similarly, several seniors join the University of the Elderly, with the purpose of socializing knowledge and increase their overall general education, and another group are inserted into the cultural clubs.
Other ways to provide welfare and affection for the elderly are the twelve grandparent’s homes of the province and the five daily-homes, where elderly also receive medical care and recreation.