«Rompiendo Distancias»: un programa integral para prevenir y atender la dependencia de las personas mayores en el medio rural

the utility of the network system established and the community focus of the intervention, to which we recommend that municipal social services return, has been demonstrated. The intervention has also achieved its objective: social participation has been fomented among a group of elderly, physically and socially isolated individuals and channels to ensure the continuity of participation have been established. New, accessible services have been created and existing services have been improved to maintain the autonomy of many individuals and to support caretaking families. Social capital has improved through associations, altruism and intergenerational interchange.