Community care for the elderly of network Florianópolis (SC): the strategy of focusing on Community Centers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2016v19i4p343-361Keywords:
Elderly, Community groups, Service network.Abstract
This study aims to investigate the community service network for the elderly in Florianópolis (SC), through the strategy of Community Centers for the Elderly (CCEs), presented their process of creation and history and socio-cultural development, including also the increase in the number of groups and elderly participants. We conducted a literature search, descriptive and exploratory and survey with qualitative and quantitative approaches to data. They were applied semi-structured interviews with four social workers who participate in the implementation process of CCEs strategy in the city. the formal establishment was found these groups, bound and driven mainly by government agencies of the social assistance area, and, over the years, the number of CCEs and participants increased significantly in Florianópolis (SC).