Canary Islands An octogenarian has been sleeping in the corridor of the residence where her son is admitted for two years to be close to him

An 85-year-old woman, a widow for seven years and with an 80% disability that compromises her mobility, has been sleeping for almost two years in a corridor of a social health center in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to be close to her son who is admitted to his mental health unit being his only close family, since his other two daughters live off the islands

Canary Islands An octogenarian has been sleeping in the corridor of the residence where her son is admitted for two years to be close to him

An 85-year-old woman, a widow for seven years and with an 80% disability that compromises her mobility, has been sleeping for almost two years in a corridor of a social health center in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to be close to her son who is admitted to his mental health unit being his only close family, since his other two daughters live off the islands.

Given this situation of helplessness, the protagonist of this story, spread by the newspaper 'Canarias 7', prefers to stay and live in this center dependent on the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the El Pino socio-sanitary center, and spend the night in an armchair or in bed foldable that her managers have given her, to being alone at home.

An exceptional situation to which both the Department of Social Policies of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the General Directorate of Dependency and Disability of the Canarian Government and the Prosecutor's Office, try to give an answer, which could involve the involuntary admission of the elderly woman in this social health center.

For this, it is necessary that the Institute of Anatomical and Forensic Sciences assess this woman and issue a report, a task that social workers believe is difficult given the difficulty of making an appointment for her to a house where she does not live.

Francisca M., who receives a pension, cannot access a residential place in this privately run public center through ordinary channels, despite her degree I dependency and her 80 percent disability that leads her to use a walker to walk, as they do not meet the requirements, as explained by the Island Councilor for Social Policies, Isabel Mena.

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