Refletindo sobre o estatuto do idoso: em perspectiva o olhar da pessoa idosa

Abstract

The following study comes as result of a research named “Thinking about the Elderly Statute: a look from the elder view”. It has as general objective to analyze how the elderly, insert in an interactional group, understand the application of Elderly Statute in order to give visibility to such legislation as a right possibility. As specific objective, we sought to understand the laws as Brazilian politics, that guarantee the right to the elderly to identify which are the implemented actions on CRAS Leonel Brizola at São Borja city, turned to strengthening of the elderly rights; verify if the elderly do know and use the Elderly Statute to claim their rights; identify if they believe that there has been progress in terms of their rights from the point of Elderly Statute promulgation; and, at last, to point out challenges and possibilities observed by the elderly in the effectiveness of the Statute. It has sought to take attention on the importance if this legislation and the necessity to secure the elderly rights, in order to spread the Statute and emphasize and/or duty to amplify rights and autonomy of those above 60 years old. The used method were dialectic-critical, with qualitative application of the research. The data amount occurred through interview with application of formulary along the users of CRAS Leonel Brizola’s interactional service, totalizing 10 elders. The diagnosis happened through content analysis. The importance of proposing discussions around the rights access of these elders it’s a highline. On this subject, its needed to go deeper in knowledge and information, having as a goal the possibility of a conscious approach on what is a right, secured by Statutes and laws. The present research has identified that elderly understand such laws although they cannot see its materialization. Therefore, they do not have a bright knowledge and/or clarity over their rights, which leads to the non-recognition of elders as a right given person. In this sense, its evident the need of rethinking work proposes procedure and frequent along the interactional group over fundamental and essential elderly rights, as much as the amplification of the interventions fo CRAS crew along with community, so then elders and society can reach to clarity over questions about aging.