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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 2010
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 99 152 144 395
Alt Empordà 84 335 331 750
Alt Penedès 139 238 453 830
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 144 195 425 764
Bages 403 880 446 1,729
Baix Camp 252 140 806 1,198
Baix Ebre 0 178 225 403
Baix Empordà 302 280 152 734
Baix Llobregat 494 1,459 3,932 5,885
Baix Penedès 120 32 511 663
Barcelonès 2,264 2,535 10,702 15,501
Berguedà 197 334 90 621
Cerdanya 30 66 0 96
Conca de Barberà 222 0 50 272
Garraf 48 238 422 708
Garrigues 108 0 63 171
Garrotxa 97 241 159 497
Gironès 420 187 441 1,048
Maresme 421 1,218 3,182 4,821
Montsià 70 80 352 502
Noguera 207 147 120 474
Osona 176 902 266 1,344
Pallars Jussà 74 150 77 301
Pallars Sobirà 60 0 0 60
Pla d'Urgell 41 25 210 276
Pla de l'Estany 0 216 382 598
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 216 0 0 216
Ripollès 162 118 21 301
Segarra 22 336 0 358
Segrià 214 397 1,435 2,046
Selva 150 209 402 761
Solsonès 0 141 0 141
Tarragonès 117 345 554 1,016
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 126 127 198 451
Val d'Aran 44 0 0 44
Vallès Occidental 486 913 3,992 5,391
Vallès Oriental 201 704 1,743 2,648
Catalonia 8,362 13,631 32,548 54,541
Metropolità 4,053 7,305 24,426 35,784
Comarques Gironines 1,215 1,586 1,888 4,689
Camp de Tarragona 810 669 2,234 3,713
Terres de l'Ebre 400 258 577 1,235
Ponent 718 1,032 2,026 3,776
Comarques Centrals 920 2,452 1,227 4,599
Alt Pirineu i Aran 246 329 170 745
Barcelona 4,973 9,616 25,653 40,242
Girona 1,245 1,652 1,888 4,785
Lleida 934 1,436 2,196 4,566
Tarragona 1,210 927 2,811 4,948
Source: Ministry of Social Welfare and Family.
Note: Includes both modalities: residential home services and assisted living residential services.

Last update: March 8, 2011.

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 "..".