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Yolanda Varela Rosa
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- Nearly 300 Elderly Residents in San Juan Receive $100 Food Cards
The Office of the Procurator for Older Persons, led by Yolanda Varela, distributed $100 food cards to nearly 300 elderly residents in San Juan on Monday.
- Puerto Rico Now Has Over Twice as Many Seniors as Children, Statistics Institute Data Show
Puerto Rico has more than twice as many adults 65 and older as children under 15.
- Family Department Disputes Claim It Limits Elder Advocate’s Oversight Powers
Jean Peña Payano, Puerto Rico’s secretary of Public Affairs, pushed back on statements by Yolanda Varela Rosa, the Procuradora de las Personas de Edad Avanzada (Advocate for the Elderly), who said the Department of the Family (Departamento de la Familia) had limited her authority to oversee elder-care centers.
- Elderly Affairs Ombudswoman Presents Evidence of Lost Oversight Powers Amid Nursing Home Abuse Case
Amid the case of an elderly woman allegedly mistreated at the Casa Dorada home in Las Piedras, Yolanda Varela Rosa, Puerto Rico’s Procurator for the Elderly (Oppea), presented evidence Tuesday of comments she submitted nearly a year ago—an August 8, 2025 letter—to the Department of the Family, warning that regulatory changes stripped her office of oversight powers.
- La Fortaleza Denies Family Department Stripped Elder Affairs Ombudsman’s Oversight Powers
Amid ongoing controversy over an elderly woman allegedly abused at a care home in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico’s Secretary of Public Affairs, Jean Peña Payano, denied claims that the Department of the Family removed oversight powers from the Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly (Oppea).