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Radars was activated a year ago as a response to the aging of the population in the municipality of Xàbia, as more and more elderly people live alone or isolated, with difficulties, or do not have support networks. The two main difficulties of this program are geographically - in Xàbia, the population is very scattered, making contact between them difficult, many of them live in residential areas of chalets, located in beach, mountain, and urban areas. language. Many of the elderly are of foreign origin and do not speak Spanish, interact in small groups of the same nationality and have little contact with social and public resources in the area, thus increasing the risk of isolation and loneliness. These people also do not have many support networks, since the extended family usually resides abroad.