USE OF FREE TIME OF THE OLDER ADULT RESIDENTS IN SHELTERS

Abstract

The study had as aim to establish the current situation of the utilization of the free time of the older adult residents in shelters. It was qualitative with a phenomenological approach, with a sample of seven shelters. For collect information, we used interviews and observations, in each center. It was found that there is not a creative use of leisure time by older people living in shelters, there is a difference between social policies established for recreation in the shelters and the reality that they live in the shelters.