Pamplona (EFE).- Creating a council for the elderly, promoting collaborative housing projects, developing community action programs or setting up a network of five day centers in different neighborhoods are some of the proposals of the candidates for mayor of the capital Navarra to improve the quality of life of the elderly.
UPN proposes a specific department for the elderly
The UPN candidate for mayor of Pamplona, Cristina Ibarrola, has announced that she will create a specific department to meet the needs of the elderly, since “with an increasingly aging population, it is essential to think specifically about our elderly, improve their quality of life and promote their active role in society”.
In addition, he added that UPN is going to increase the hours of home care services provided to the elderly by 30%, guarantee network services for the elderly in all neighborhoods of the city, create intergenerational centers and install more self-cleaning toilets in parks. and places for walks and meetings.
EH Bildu proposes rent in exchange for care
For his part, the EH Bildu candidate, Joseba Asirón, defends the Mejor Contigo-Hobe Zurekin project, which consists of a mediation service between young people seeking housing and older people who live alone in their homes. The formula of understanding would be that of a rental (total or partial) in exchange for care.
Likewise, EH Bildu proposes extending the agreement for the elderly in Donibane to all neighbourhoods, improving the Home Care Service, developing measures to bridge the digital divide and promoting collaborative accommodation projects among the elderly.
The PSN will create a council for the elderly and quality of life
The socialist candidate, Elma Saiz, has defined as a “priority” her commitment to create a council for the elderly, active aging and quality of life as a “basic tool to address the reality of population aging”, and to extend the tool throughout the neighborhoods collaboration that older people’s networks entail.
The expansion and improvement of the home care service for the elderly and dependents, and the expansion of places in day centers are other points of the program, which also proposes developing the new Strategic Plan for Universal Accessibility to achieve “a city adapted to all people”, and reduce waiting lists in neighborhood social services units.
Geroa Bai defends measures against the digital divide
Koldo Martínez, Geroa Bai’s candidate, considers it necessary to develop community action programs for older people and overcome age-related inequalities, for example, the digital divide.
On the other hand, he understands that it is “vital” to promote new residential models inserted in the community, such as collaborative housing, to promote the autonomy of the elderly.
The PP is committed to a plan against unwanted loneliness
The PP candidate, Carlos García Adanero, is committed to a plan against unwanted loneliness and to developing measures that highlight the social value of the elderly and “senior talent”.
García Adanero also considers it essential to develop a specific support program in Pamplona for families caring for dependent people.
With you Zurekin advocates for a network of day centers in Pamplona
The Contigo-Zurekin candidate, Txema Mauleón, has proposed the establishment of a network of five day centers in different neighborhoods of the city, given that Pamplona does not have any public day center of municipal initiative despite having been able to apply for funds Europeans for it.
In addition, the coalition advocates establishing “jubilotecas” and using part of the public land to promote apartments for the elderly and collaborative housing in the different neighborhoods, in addition to extending to the rest of society a program devised by the residents of San Juan de prevention of unwanted loneliness.