Educación para el cuidado profesional de enfermería en el envejecimiento saludable.

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.0112419076

• Palavras-chave: Educación para el cuidado, profesional de enfermería, envejecimiento saludable.

• Keywords: Caregiving education, nursing professional, healthy elderly.

• Abstract: The global challenge of healthy aging in a sustainable world highlights the importance of addressing inequities in care for vulnerable populations, including older adults. It mentions 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established to combat these inequalities, as well as the social determinants of health that influence the quality of life of older adults. The growing population of older adults in countries such as Mexico and Central America is noted, with socioeconomic implications and public health aspects. Mexican public policies aimed at the care of the elderly, including social assistance programs and non-contributory pensions, are discussed. Aging is presented as a natural and inevitable, but heterogeneous process, influenced by personal and contextual experiences. Healthy aging is defined as the development and maintenance of functional capacities that promote well-being at this stage of life. Professional nursing care focused on the older adult is addressed, highlighting the importance of a comprehensive and humanized approach. Dorothea Elizabeth Orem's Theoretical Model of Self-Care Deficit is mentioned as a tool to promote self-care in this population. The care of the elderly in nursing homes is examined, highlighting the ethical and emotional challenges to entering these institutions. It criticizes the "industrialization" of elder care, which can to treat individuals as disposable items instead of recognizing their humanity and life experiences.