Los problemas de los adultos mayores en Solidaridad, Quintana Roo: diagnóstico y ejes de política pública para su atención

This article highlights the main aspects of a public policy that comprehensively addresses the needs of elderly residents of the municipality of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, based on a qualitative diagnosis carried out by an exploratory investigation based on 12 in-depth interviews. This research is relevant because of the scarcity of information on how elderly people live in one of Mexico’s main tourist destinations. We found that measures developed by the local administration tend to be uncoordinated and produce little impact in improving living conditions for the elderly. Our main conclusions are twofold: the elderly population’s needs in the municipality are diverse, and therefore measures implemented to attend to these needs must also be diverse; further, no effort is made to create conditions in which the elderly can  exercise their rights, underscoring the fact that the elderly are viewed solely as vulnerable subjects.El artículo tiene como objetivo delinear los ejes de una política pública para atender a la población adulta mayor del municipio de Solidaridad, Quintana Roo, a partir de un diagnóstico con base en doce entrevistas a profundidad. Como conclusiones destacan: que las necesidades de los adultos mayores son diversas, como diversas deben de ser las medidas para su atención, y que no se fomentan ni se generan las condiciones para el ejercicio de sus derechos, por lo que se sigue privilegiando la idea de que son sujetos vulnerables