“…The SMAF evaluates availability, type and stability of social resources; it does not look at quantity, quality or the reserves of these resources. The different transitions (demographical, epidemiological, socio-cultural, political and economical) [ 2 , 6 , 28 , 29 ] that the country is going through will bring about a decrease in the quality and quantity of these resources, and an increase in the number of the elderly with a functional disability, or even handicap. People within this region will be old before becoming rich [ 30 , 31 ].Figure 2 highlights the absence of formal services and organizations that provide support for maintaining elders in functional autonomy.…”