In Mexico most think the elderly should be cared for at home, surrounded by their loved ones. But this creates a burden that many middle-aged Mexicans find hard to shoulder
It is a rare sight in Mexico, where facilities for old people are sparse. Emma Tapia founded the home, Casa Alicia, in 2017. It has space for 20 female residents; the day centre is open to men as well. “Demand is growing very quickly,” she says.
Most countries that are grey are also rich, and so can afford good public services for the elderly. For not-yet-rich countries like Mexico, rapid ageing presents trickier problems. Mexican policy-makers are starting to take note of the situation and grapple with it, but too slowly, says Luis Miguel Gutiérrez Robledo of the National Institute of Geriatrics, a government research body.
On top of this, Mexico’s public health-care system is fragmented. A survey from 2018 found that 12% of old people lacked access to any medical service, whether in private or public clinics. There are 700 geriatric specialists in the country, serving a population of 126m. In the United States there are ten times as many .
In a sunny patio filled with cactuses, Ramón Jordan explains that his mother, 100-year-old Amalia Rocha Hernández, moved in with him after being passed between his siblings, each of whom grew tired of looking after her. Mr Jordan is 66. “, he’s old too!” says Ms Rocha, looking up from her sewing. Mr Jordan says his mother is no burden, but then lists a litany of difficulties he faces, from her wanting to talk too much to her knocking on his door at night.
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