ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
to assess the public care policies for senior citizens, as well as their evolution, under the light of the Elderly Statute. METHODOLOGY: we used the current set of laws, and its supporting bibliography along.
CONCLUSION:
the professional nutritionist, and anyone else who is offering to provide health care, must exceed in the proficiency of knowledge that is not unique, but popular in the construction of social welfare.
Key words:
Aged Rights; Public Policies; Nutritionist; Elderly Statute; Aging and Society