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With these words, Carmelo Gómez, director of the LARES-UCAM Chair of Social Care in Institutions for Older Persons, inaugurated the conference on 'Humanizing care in the homes of the elderly' that was held this morning at the UCAM

In the course of the day has shown not only the importance of training professionals who are dedicated to the care of the elderly but the humane treatment.

Carmelo Gómez, director of the chair, and José Carlos Bermejo Higueras, director of the Center for Humanization and San Camilo Assistance Center in Tres Cantos in Madrid, agreed.

The objective of this day is mainly to raise awareness of the need to train professionals to cover the real demands of society and make these professionals have specific skills and humanistic qualities.

As pointed out by the director of the LARES-UCAM Chair of Social Care in Institutions for the Elderly, Carmelo Gómez: "We have to try to put aside the world of the patient, resident, user or client, to return to the origins of care The humanities are to want and must help the other to walk in the direction of their own life.

Likewise, José Carlos Bermejo Higueras, director of the Center for Humanization and San Camilo Health Center of Tres Cantos in Madrid, as an expert in this area has stressed that it is not only about caring for these people in a professional and appropriate manner, but also for " cultivate relational, emotional, ethical, spiritual competences to unravel some keys on how to accompany people who suffer from dependence, aging or disease. "

At the same time, the day that was also inaugurated by Estrella Nuñez, Vice Chancellor for Research at the Catholic University of Murcia, indicated that there is a great social responsibility: "Our society ages and is a challenge that we must address. opportunities. "

Source: UCAM