[Evaluation of municipal administration of healthcare actions for the elderly].

Aging individuals can experience frailty and loss of independence and autonomy. Healthcare for the elderly should help them recover their health and maintain their autonomy, in keeping with the Brazilian Statute of the Elderly and underlying policies in the Brazilian Unified National Health System. Based on a multiple case study, the objective was to assess the capacity of municipal administration to provide healthcare for the elderly. The assessment was oriented by an evaluative model validated by experts in administration and evaluation, with 16 indicators analyzing political, organizational, technical, and operational factors. Care f or the elderly was rated fair in all five cases. Health promotion and prevention actions were identified as best practices, and the main challenge was in the intra and inter-sector linkages needed for healthcare for the elderly.