While in some areas of Palma the bar scene is hectic, with beautiful people on the weekends and the cash registers are boiling with money, the grandparents at the Palma Nursing Home must meet in a desolate place where, to get a coffee, you have to try your luck with one of those machines that usually serve dirty water.

The residents of the Palma Nursing Home, a center run by the Mallorcan Institute of Social Affairs (IMAS) of the Consell de Mallorca, have been without a bar for over two years. This space was a meeting place for a drink or a snack, spending time with family, and watching television together before its closure. All this in an area of Palma where leisure and dining options are scarce.

At eight in the morning, half a dozen elderly people are already in the dining room. The geriatric assistants have cleaned, washed, and combed their hair and seated them at the table, which is set for breakfast with a tablecloth, cups, and plates. However, an hour later, no one has brought them anything to eat, and the elderly remain in the same place, patiently waiting for someone to serve them. The geriatric assistants are too busy helping other elderly people get out of the way.