Article 9 of the Law on the Rights of Older Persons (DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación, 2018) states that the family of the older adult must fulfil its social function; therefore, it must look after each. Each family is responsible for providing the necessary satisfiers for their care and integral development, and has the following obligations to them:

1. Granting food,
2. Encourage daily family life, where the elderly person actively participates, and promote at the same time the values that affect their emotional needs, protection and support,
3. Prevent any of its members from committing any act of discrimination, abuse, exploitation, isolation, violence, and legal acts that endanger their person, property, and rights.

References:

DOF – Diario Oficial de la Federación. (2018). Ley de los Derechos de las personas adultas mayores.

Education Policy Outlook – OECD. (n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2019, from http://www.oecd.org/education/policy-outlook/