geropolisuv

Youtube channel of the Gerópolis UV Center. 

The Interdisciplinary Center for the Development of the Elderly Gerópolis, created in 2015 by the University of Valparaiso, seeks to contribute to the health and quality of life of the elderly through a series of actions of linkage, training and research, articulated under the approach of aging in place.

Benefits of aging in place:

Aging in the place where most of one's active life has been spent is considered a factor that contributes to the well-being of people: it benefits the maintenance of identity, physical functionality, skills and social ties. The actions promoted by Gerópolis seek to create ideal conditions that increase the possibilities for the elderly to live autonomously and independently, without being forced to leave their neighborhoods and homes due to difficulties of access to basic services or problems of environmental conditioning.