OS CENTROS DE CONVIVÊNCIA DA TERCEIRA IDADE DE VITÓRIA-ES: MAPEAMENTO E ORGANIZAÇÃO DOS SERVIÇOS

OS CENTROS DE CONVIVÊNCIA DA TERCEIRA IDADE DE VITÓRIA-ES:

MAPEAMENTO E ORGANIZAÇÃO DOS SERVIÇOS

ABSTRACT

It is notorious that the elderly population has been growing in our country, a fact that has

historically brought attention to the services of health care and social assistance to organize

themselves in a way to make possible better live conditions and access to them by the elderly.

In this aspect, several policies in the field of social services have been structured to make

progress for actions directed to this population, also foreseeing the creation of specific spaces

to its access. As example of this, Convenience Centers to the Third Age which integrate the

network of basic social protection of the singular system of social assistance are created in

Vitoria, ES and other locations of the country. Such equipment may be pointed as important

part of the formal social network of the people who frequent it, as it helps the creation of links

between the elderly, favoring the sociability and preventing social isolation. Taking in

consideration such premises, the objective is the mapping of the amount and location of the

Centers in Vitoria and comprehend how their equipments are being organized, specially on

the concerns of the activities realized there and the existing professionals. As such, through

presentation of a free and clarified consent term, are given semi-structured interviews with the

coordinators of these equipment. After the gathering of the data, the interviews have been

transcribed, fact that made possible figuring out the categories to be discussed at work. We

could map the existence of four centers, in different neighbors of the city and comprehend

what has been offered to the elderly public, professionally, and in terms of activities,

resources, among other questions. With regards to the team of work, we have noted the

fragility of the professional contracts, created by Foundations and the difference between

professionals working in each Center. With regards to the activities offered, we have noticed

that many of them prioritize care with body and health, leaving to second plan the objectives

of which equipment should serve, a fact that seems to be a reflection of the lack of knowledge

there is about the SUAS, by the professionals who act on it and by which the users of it could

be benefited. It is expected that this research will be auxiliary on the constant reflection

exercise on new political formulations and actions in respect to the Brazilian third age and the

equipment and services that can assure an increase of the quality of life in the lives of these

subjects.

Key words: Convenience Centers to the Third Age; Social Assistance; Mapping and

Organization.