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    Estudio de prefactibilidad para la puesta en servicio de un senior club en Medellín, Antioquia, dirigido a personas mayores de cincuenta años, de los estratos 5, 6 y 7
    (Universidad EAFIT, 2025) Velasco Arias, Paola Andrea; Pineda Burgos, Herman Andrés; Gómez Salazar, Elkin Arcesio
    The global and Colombian populations have experienced significant growth over the last century. At the same time, population aging has become more evident. This aging population, defined as individuals over sixty years old, is referred to as older adults. Aging leads to biological deterioration in individuals. To improve their well-being, specialized medical care and the creation of spaces that meet their needs and interests are necessary. The branch of medicine that provides this care is known as gerontology, which includes geriatric care. Its purpose is to enhance the quality of life of older adults by promoting active aging at the physical level. In Colombia, regulations exist to protect older adults, focusing on guaranteeing the minimum requirements that geriatric homes must meet. These regulations are also applied in the department of Antioquia, where there are care centers that provide specialized services for older adults. However, literature shows that these centers mainly serve older adults with financial needs and have limited capacity for care. There are programs that bring together older adults to engage in recreational physical activities that promote socialization with peers, although these programs lack the capacity to provide more personalized care. For this reason, interest has emerged in focusing on older adults with greater financial means—those who have enjoyed a more comfortable lifestyle. The aim is to investigate their preferences at this stage of life: how they wish to live their daily lives, what activities they seek to engage in, how they want to spend their days while maintaining the quality they are accustomed to, and what kind of medical or recreational care they prefer. Based on these questions, and with a focus on older adults from socioeconomic strata 5, 6, and 7, there is an opportunity to offer a space with optimal infrastructure conditions that meets the functional requirements of aging individuals. This space would include high-quality designs that provide comfort during use and stay, as well as qualified professional staff that delivers humanized care focused on the specific needs of each person, offering empathetic and respectful treatment while recognizing each client as an individual with unique needs. This thesis presents a prefeasibility study for launching a Senior Club in Medellín, Antioquia, aimed at adults over fifty years old belonging to socioeconomic strata 4, 5, 6, and 7. The study is based on a methodology that evaluates sector viability from several perspectives: market, financial, technical, environmental, legal, and risk-related. The goal is to implement a high-quality, comfortable space for older adult care that aligns with their lifestyle.