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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 2007
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 139 100 129 368
Alt Empordà 84 335 236 655
Alt Penedès 139 216 453 808
Alt Urgell 0 113 112 225
Alta Ribagorça 24 0 0 24
Anoia 152 186 405 743
Bages 399 825 452 1,676
Baix Camp 280 127 718 1,125
Baix Ebre 27 102 130 259
Baix Empordà 199 280 139 618
Baix Llobregat 490 1,063 3,559 5,112
Baix Penedès 117 32 380 529
Barcelonès 2,172 2,657 9,677 14,506
Berguedà 171 323 90 584
Cerdanya 30 60 0 90
Conca de Barberà 246 0 0 246
Garraf 0 231 365 596
Garrigues 108 0 63 171
Garrotxa 97 225 113 435
Gironès 521 214 462 1,197
Maresme 363 1,198 3,092 4,653
Montsià 140 0 114 254
Noguera 179 147 120 446
Osona 137 836 326 1,299
Pallars Jussà 80 150 77 307
Pallars Sobirà 60 0 0 60
Pla d'Urgell 41 25 107 173
Pla de l'Estany 0 216 371 587
Priorat 65 0 169 234
Ribera d'Ebre 150 0 0 150
Ripollès 221 51 21 293
Segarra 22 248 0 270
Segrià 223 397 1,163 1,783
Selva 140 180 365 685
Solsonès 0 133 0 133
Tarragonès 117 359 580 1,056
Terra Alta 28 0 0 28
Urgell 125 127 127 379
Val d'Aran 30 0 0 30
Vallès Occidental 626 913 3,356 4,895
Vallès Oriental 180 672 1,733 2,585
Catalonia 8,322 12,741 29,204 50,267
Metropolità 3,970 6,950 22,235 33,155
Comarques Gironines 1,262 1,501 1,707 4,470
Camp de Tarragona 964 618 1,976 3,558
Terres de l'Ebre 345 102 244 691
Ponent 698 944 1,580 3,222
Comarques Centrals 859 2,303 1,273 4,435
Alt Pirineu i Aran 224 323 189 736
Barcelona 4,829 9,120 23,508 37,457
Girona 1,292 1,561 1,707 4,560
Lleida 892 1,340 1,769 4,001
Tarragona 1,309 720 2,220 4,249
Source: Departament d'Acció Social i Ciutadania. 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 "..".