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

Social services for the elderly. Residences. Places. By ownership. Counties, areas and provinces 2005
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 99 134 83 316
Alt Empordà 84 335 236 655
Alt Penedès 138 215 428 781
Alt Urgell 0 113 112 225
Alta Ribagorça 24 0 0 24
Anoia 146 186 250 582
Bages 353 827 326 1,506
Baix Camp 280 48 662 990
Baix Ebre 25 96 130 251
Baix Empordà 199 257 139 595
Baix Llobregat 394 986 3,006 4,386
Baix Penedès 116 32 372 520
Barcelonès 1,870 2,654 9,165 13,689
Berguedà 166 323 130 619
Cerdanya 30 60 0 90
Conca de Barberà 246 0 0 246
Garraf 0 231 365 596
Garrigues 108 0 63 171
Garrotxa 97 225 108 430
Gironès 514 221 463 1,198
Maresme 362 1,127 2,850 4,339
Montsià 140 0 25 165
Noguera 179 110 120 409
Osona 137 731 326 1,194
Pallars Jussà 80 150 77 307
Pallars Sobirà 58 0 0 58
Pla d'Urgell 18 25 107 150
Pla de l'Estany 0 207 370 577
Priorat 65 0 34 99
Ribera d'Ebre 120 0 0 120
Ripollès 221 51 21 293
Segarra 22 248 0 270
Segrià 223 402 1,091 1,716
Selva 138 180 422 740
Solsonès 0 131 0 131
Tarragonès 117 482 382 981
Terra Alta 28 0 0 28
Urgell 125 127 127 379
Val d'Aran 28 0 0 28
Vallès Occidental 626 890 3,221 4,737
Vallès Oriental 180 671 1,712 2,563
Catalonia 7,756 12,475 26,923 47,154
Metropolità 3,570 6,774 20,747 31,091
Comarques Gironines 1,253 1,476 1,759 4,488
Camp de Tarragona 923 696 1,533 3,152
Terres de l'Ebre 313 96 155 564
Ponent 675 912 1,508 3,095
Comarques Centrals 802 2,198 1,032 4,032
Alt Pirineu i Aran 220 323 189 732
Barcelona 4,372 8,841 21,779 34,992
Girona 1,283 1,536 1,759 4,578
Lleida 865 1,306 1,697 3,868
Tarragona 1,236 792 1,688 3,716
Source: Departament de Benestar i Família. Secretaria General.
Note: Includes both modalities: residential home services and assisted living residential services.

Last update: June 18, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Residence for the elderly
Centre that offers residential placement of a permanent or temporary nature to elderly people. There are two such types of service: residential home services and assisted living residential services. The former are addressed at elderly people that have sufficient capacity and autonomy to organise their own everyday activities, but that need certain levels of organisation and personal support. The latter, providing integral care, are addressed at elderly people that do not have a high enough level of autonomy to perform everyday activities and that require constant care and supervision, and that are in socio-familiar conditions that require a place in substitution of their home.
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 accommodation facilities are directed to persons aged 65 and over in a situation of dependence. The assignment of a residential 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.

Includes both modalities: residential home services and assisted living residential services.

Is temporary or permanent and is for elderly people with a degree of autonomy to the activities of daily living that require a certain level of organization and personal support. The main objective is to facilitate a replacement of the home environment.

The functions performed by this service are: accommodation, maintenance, hospitality, social harmony and personal support.

The home residence consists of a housing with communal facilities and a professional team formed by a service manager and a hygienic and sanitary responsible and sufficient staff to provide adequate delivery of the functions of accommodation, maintenance, hospitality, social harmony and personal support so as to ensure the permanent and continuously presence 24 hours a day.

They are permanent or temporary and of comprehensive assistance, and are directed to elderly people who do not have a degree of autonomy to perform activities of daily living, need constant supervision and have a social and family situation that requires replacing the household. The service is tailored to the degree of dependence of the users, and the professional staff working with them is multidisciplinary.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".