Guarda: Estudo analisou rede de apoio domiciliário e sugere respostas para além das necessidades de higiene e alimentação

The GuardAfetos study analyzed the home support service network in the municipality of Guarda and proposed 10 recommendations, including a need to rethink the concept of home support. The study identified 12 parishes out of 43 that lack these services.

Project coordinator Carla Ribeirinho stated that the research involved elderly people, informal caregivers, families, professionals, and social and health institutions. The study used a participatory methodology to identify local needs and determine which current responses are effective.

Guarda Mayor Sérgio Costa noted during the study's presentation on September 25 that 2023 census data from the GNR shows the district of Guarda has the highest number of elderly people living alone, isolated, or in vulnerable situations in the country, totaling 5,477 people. The study was developed by the Centro de Administração e Políticas Públicas of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas of the Universidade de Lisboa, with support from the Federação das Instituições de Terceira Idade and the Municipality of Guarda.