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Facilities for the elderly. Day centres. By ownership. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Facilities for the elderly. Day centres. Centres and places. By ownership. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Vallès Oriental
Centres Places
Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total
2022 33 13 8 54 433 322 225 980
2021 32 12 8 52 396 282 225 903
2020 32 12 8 52 406 282 225 913
2019 33 12 8 53 431 282 225 938
2018 33 12 8 53 431 282 225 938
2017 33 12 7 52 431 282 208 921
2016 34 12 7 53 432 282 208 922
2015 34 12 7 53 432 282 208 922
Source:
2015: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
2016-2019: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
2020-2022: Ministry of Social Rights.

Last update: July 31, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Day centre for the elderly
Specialised care centre that offers daytime placement and care services for the everyday lives over elderly people with major dependences. These services can be provided by a specific establishment or as an integral service within general care spaces and as part of the daily functional activities programme of a residence. They can be temporary or permanent. The beneficiaries are elderly people that need organisation, supervision and care in order to carry out everyday activities, and whose care is complemented by other care provided by their family or social environment.
Specialised care social service
Level of specific action aimed at the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, support and rehabilitation of the social deficits of people belonging to collectives or segments of the population due to the singularity of their needs. These services are provided by specialised professionals and depending on different cases, may use community, daytime or residential services along with other adequate resources for said purpose.

Methodological aspects

The Catalan social services system is the coordinated set of personal services, facilities, activities, economic benefits and of prevention, care and social promotion in Catalonia, which aims to ensure the participation of all citizens in the benefits of social life. Is specifically designed for individuals, families or groups who, by having difficulties in the development and integration into society, lack of personal autonomy, physical, mental or sensory disabilities, family problems or suffer social marginalization, are creditors of collective and caring effort.

The system is divided functionally into primary care social services and social services of specialized care, and is organized territorially in key areas of social services, sectors of county, regional and territorial areas of Catalonia, and in the following areas of action: care for family, childhood and adolescence; care for people with disabilities, old age care and treatment of drug addicts.

The professional staff working in day care centre for senior citizens is multidisciplinary. The assignment of a day care centre is conducted through Individual Care Program (PAI), developed by public social services, which determines the most appropriate methods of intervention to the needs of people in situations of dependence on services and economic benefits provided for in resolution by his degree and level.