Mar\u00eda del Palacio lives alone. As a 95-year-old widow she cannot leave her home in Madrid. She suffers from memory loss and struggles to move around independently; therefore, she is physically dependent and requires care and attention. Despite her condition, she does not have authorisation from the Community of Madrid to be urgently moved to a public care home: \u201cShe can walk on her own and eat independently,\u201d is the justification provided by the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just like Mar\u00eda, thousands of elderly people suffer both mentally and physically, the consequences of the isolation they find themselves in, while their families, to whom the responsibility falls upon, are also defenceless. This is an homage to the efforts of Mar\u00eda and all those elderly people who, at their age, are neglected by the Spanish State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This report has been made entirely inside Mar\u00eda\u2019s home in Calle Ervigio, in the Carabanchel area of Madrid (Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain). It follows her daily life and has been made with her consent. It was finished in December 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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