The incipit of the third section is entirely dedicated to the guarantee of a life of relationships, the freedom to choose the form of coexistence, the fight against discrimination and the support of those who take care of the elderly, stating that «3.1 The elderly person has the right to have an active relationship life. 3.2 The elderly person has the right to live with whoever he wishes. 3.3 Institutions and societies have a duty towards elderly people to avoid any form of imprisonment, ghettoisation, isolation which prevents them from interacting freely with people of all age groups present in the population. 3.4 It is the duty of the institutions to guarantee support to families who have elderly people within them and who intend to continue to encourage cohabitation. 3.5 Institutions and societies have the duty to guarantee the emotional continuity of elderly people through visits, contacts and acquaintances with their relatives or with those with whom they have emotional relationships".

Three extremely important themes intertwine here: the awareness that the elderly person in his fragility depends even more on relationships and affection, on a network of daily contacts that surrounds and supports him, the fight against every form of marginalization and exclusion, support for those who support it. Too often we have forgotten the real pandemic of loneliness and social isolation that preceded the COVID 19 pandemic and which with the virus literally exploded in residences. The right not to be alone (and the duty not to leave us alone) coincides in the elderly and frail with the right to health and even to life. The scientific literature is full of studies that demonstrate the strong association between loneliness and cardiovascular diseases, loss of autonomy, dementia, depression and many other disorders in the over 65s. This is why it is even more serious that many are left alone amidst social neglect. which quickly and inexorably becomes a healthcare question. Family members and caregivers are also often left alone, those numerous and precious supports who however have to carry on the rest of the family, work and provide for the needs of their loved ones without help.