and staff for that ? A state job called caregiver was held for some time , but the situation has changed a lot . The application proceedings last too long , they are difficult and a good percentage of them ends up in unsuccessful attempt . Three or four decades ago , the elderly aged 60 and over had access to special diets of milk and chicken . They also disappeared and , with them , the proper
food . The transportation of patients to the clinic or to the hospital is difficult , because the only available vehicles are horse-drawn . In addition to being uncomfortable for all of them , such vehicles are contraindicated for the elderly . And the bike-taxi has become unbearable with its high prices . So , could the ordinary old man really hope to live 120 years ?
The situation
The situation could be alleviated if the state increases the old-age pensions , ensures fair price meals and appropriate footwear and clothing per age and per disease . It is also necessary to improve and to speed up the care services for the elderly by trained personnel , to guarantee the supply of medical products [ from medications to the socalled technical aids : wheelchairs , canes , walkers , folder beds , antibedsores , disposable diapers , ducks or wedges ...], to provide them with transportation to health centers , and to facilitate the proceedings for collecting pensions and for carrying on other activities . Even if all this would be guaranteed with an Act of Protection to the Elderly , could the Cubans hope to live 120 years or more ?
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