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Summary The high population ageing rate in Cuba has led to the adoption of a policy to address demographic dynamics, based on the Party's Economic and Social Policy Lineamientos and Revolution. This policy calls for targeted attention to be given, as part of its universal approach, to different ethnic groups and their specificities, specifically the older adult. This material refers to care for the most institutionalised adult in the municipality Placetas, the second oldest adult in Cuba and belonging to Villa Clara, the country's oldest province. It is mainly part of the Hogar of Ancianos and the House of Abuelos, the only such institutions in the municipality that provide direct attention to older adults. It is characteristic of the population served by both institutions: gender and age structure, social and family situation, main suffering, main services provided. The fundamental objective is to analyse the social political relationship, needs and social services in the light of the powers of local governments to find solutions on issues affecting the territory. The main results relate to the articulation of national, provincial policy, up to the adoption of municipal programmes for the care of older adults, with the need to encourage actions that take into account the heterogeneity of this population group, both in terms of age ranges, the territorial context and the particular situations they live. ; Resumen El elevado índice de envejecimiento poblacional que presenta Cuba ha llevado a la adopción de una política para la atención a la dinámica demográfica, amparada en los Lineamientos de la Política Económica y Social del Partido y la Revolución. Esta política demanda que, dentro de su enfoque universal, se les brinde una atención focalizada a los distintos grupos etarios y sus particularidades, específicamente el adulto mayor. Este material refiere la atención al adulto mayor institucionalizado en el municipio Placetas, el segundo más envejecido de Cuba y perteneciente a Villa Clara, provincia más ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest challenge facing humanity today. The social sciences are a relevant field of research in the face of social, cultural, political and economic problems that arose and will arise as consequences of preventive isolation and the economic crisis caused. The interventional investigation aimed to advise local government management in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in Villa Clara, Cuba. A qualitative approach was followed and a social intervention model was implemented aimed at the use of knowledge in the form of advice to government management. The results are presented as methodological and practical elements resulting from the experience of social intervention deployed within the framework of science-government articulation. The advisory work covered social prevention, Social Work, Integrated Community Work, communication strategy and government management. ; La pandemia de la COVID-19 ha constituido el mayor desafío que enfrenta hoy la humanidad. Las ciencias sociales resultan un campo de investigación relevante ante las problemáticas sociales, culturales, políticas y económicas que surgieron y surgirán como consecuencias del aislamiento preventivo y la crisis económica ocasionada. La investigación interventiva tuvo como objetivo asesorar la gestión de gobierno local ante la pandemia por COVID-19 en Villa Clara, Cuba. Se siguió un enfoque cualitativo y se implementó un modelo de intervención social orientado a la utilización del conocimiento en forma de asesoría a la gestión gubernamental. Los resultados se presentan a modo de elementos metodológicos y prácticos resultantes de la experiencia de intervención social desplegada en el marco de la articulación ciencia-gobierno. La labor de asesoría abarcó la prevención social, trabajo social, trabajo comunitario integrado, estrategia comunicativa y gestión de gobierno.