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

Facilities for the elderly. Residences. Places. By ownership. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2019
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 91 152 147 390
Alt Empordà 84 338 339 761
Alt Penedès 188 273 323 784
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 152 237 414 803
Aran 44 0 0 44
Bages 596 771 359 1,726
Baix Camp 459 141 902 1,502
Baix Ebre 0 221 421 642
Baix Empordà 212 370 256 838
Baix Llobregat 700 1,463 4,204 6,367
Baix Penedès 140 32 541 713
Barcelonès 2,840 2,731 11,287 16,858
Berguedà 197 285 172 654
Cerdanya 30 88 0 118
Conca de Barberà 220 0 60 280
Garraf 207 297 663 1,167
Garrigues 144 0 66 210
Garrotxa 143 260 196 599
Gironès 519 215 436 1,170
Maresme 426 1,172 3,710 5,308
Moianès 74 127 157 358
Montsià 70 160 356 586
Noguera 205 147 120 472
Osona 226 880 296 1,402
Pallars Jussà 73 150 77 300
Pallars Sobirà 74 0 0 74
Pla d'Urgell 98 33 220 351
Pla de l'Estany 0 138 517 655
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 238 0 0 238
Ripollès 237 59 21 317
Segarra 22 325 0 347
Segrià 289 256 1,567 2,112
Selva 252 127 485 864
Solsonès 0 142 0 142
Tarragonès 117 263 974 1,354
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 143 123 281 547
Vallès Occidental 518 911 4,294 5,723
Vallès Oriental 127 784 1,983 2,894
Catalonia 10,307 13,784 36,106 60,197
Metropolità 4,685 7,115 25,530 37,330
Comarques Gironines 1,447 1,507 2,250 5,204
Camp de Tarragona 887 556 2,252 3,695
Terres de l'Ebre 422 381 777 1,580
Ponent 901 884 2,254 4,039
Comarques Centrals 1,019 2,151 932 4,102
Alt Pirineu i Aran 259 351 170 780
Penedès 687 839 1,941 3,467
Barcelona 6,251 9,931 27,862 44,044
Girona 1,447 1,595 2,250 5,292
Lleida 1,160 1,289 2,424 4,873
Tarragona 1,449 969 3,570 5,988
Source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.

Last update: June 9, 2021.

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 "..".