The Older Adult Program was created by the illustrious municipality of Ercilla in 2011 as a way to promote the participation and active life of the community’s inhabitants over age 60. The fundamental objective of this program is to promote actions for participation and accompaniment in the active or healthy aging process by offering training and recreation activities to improve the elderly’s quality of life. It also seeks to promote the integration of autonomous elderly adults by promoting their self-care, self-esteem and self-management. To fulfill these objectives, the Older Adult Program has set a goal in a joint effort to provide a series of activities and workshops that benefit the elderly population of Ercilla.

Some examples of workshops that the program carries out include:

• Memory skills workshops
• Physical promotion and recreation workshops
• Cultural workshops
• Training lectures for elderly adults organizations/clubs

The following people can participate in these workshops:

• All persons of both sexes over 60 years old
• Must be a resident of Ercilla
• All organizations for older adults with or without legal establishment