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Older Adults Don't Want Nursing Homes: Autonomy, Aging, and Prejudice in Latin America - La Patria Newspaper

By: Paulina Valenzuela and Eduardo de la Fuente / Latin America 21 🔊 Listen to this news For decades, old age has been thought of—and often feared—as a stage of dependency, fragility, and social withdrawal. In much of Latin America, this idea has been reinforced with images of passive "grandparents," in need of assistance and removed from the productive or digital world. But what happens when older people themselves describe themselves differen…
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By: Paulina Valenzuela and Eduardo de la Fuente / Latin America 21 🔊 Listen to this news For decades, old age has been thought of—and often feared—as a stage of dependency, fragility, and social withdrawal. In much of Latin America, this idea has been reinforced with images of passive "grandparents," in need of assistance and removed from the productive or digital world. But what happens when older people themselves describe themselves differen…

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Periódico La Patria broke the news in on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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