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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 2023
Centres Places
Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total
Alt Camp 3 3 2 8 49 90 60 199
Alt Empordà 5 4 3 12 79 140 84 303
Alt Penedès 8 4 4 16 98 70 100 268
Alt Urgell 1 1 0 2 10 30 0 40
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 12
Anoia 6 1 7 14 86 36 240 362
Aran 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 22
Bages 6 10 12 28 102 172 236 510
Baix Camp 12 2 9 23 297 96 186 579
Baix Ebre 4 2 3 9 120 75 90 285
Baix Empordà 6 2 3 11 94 55 110 259
Baix Llobregat 71 18 11 100 1,339 533 293 2,165
Baix Penedès 8 2 2 12 75 66 75 216
Barcelonès 155 22 37 214 3,055 560 1,078 4,693
Berguedà 6 2 4 12 149 40 105 294
Cerdanya 0 1 1 2 0 25 15 40
Conca de Barberà 1 0 4 5 15 0 62 77
Garraf 8 3 4 15 310 115 150 575
Garrigues 1 1 3 5 10 24 82 116
Garrotxa 5 2 2 9 126 40 125 291
Gironès 8 2 4 14 235 50 90 375
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maresme 48 15 6 69 1,101 316 106 1,523
Moianès 1 2 2 5 11 22 14 47
Montsià 3 2 5 10 130 55 93 278
Noguera 3 0 4 7 30 0 41 71
Osona 1 10 8 19 20 330 190 540
Pallars Jussà 1 0 2 3 20 0 39 59
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 16
Pla d'Urgell 5 1 4 10 65 24 105 194
Pla de l'Estany 10 1 0 11 123 15 0 138
Priorat 2 0 1 3 17 0 16 33
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 5 5 0 0 83 83
Ripollès 0 1 4 5 0 16 66 82
Segarra 0 3 1 4 0 90 3 93
Segrià 25 3 7 35 523 76 225 824
Selva 11 2 4 17 179 17 94 290
Solsonès 0 2 0 2 0 54 0 54
Tarragonès 9 4 5 18 217 119 95 431
Terra Alta 0 1 7 8 0 30 106 136
Urgell 5 2 5 12 97 55 56 208
Vallès Occidental 74 8 16 98 1,227 293 436 1,956
Vallès Oriental 33 12 8 53 433 292 225 950
Catalonia 545 151 213 909 10,442 4,021 5,224 19,687
Metropolità 381 76 79 536 7,155 2,001 2,148 11,304
Comarques Gironines 45 14 20 79 836 333 569 1,738
Camp de Tarragona 27 9 21 57 595 305 419 1,319
Terres de l'Ebre 7 5 20 32 250 160 372 782
Ponent 39 10 23 72 725 269 509 1,503
Comarques Centrals 14 25 27 66 282 611 578 1,471
Alt Pirineu i Aran 2 2 7 11 30 55 104 189
Penedès 30 10 16 56 569 287 525 1,381
Barcelona 417 107 119 643 7,931 2,779 3,173 13,883
Girona 45 15 20 80 836 358 569 1,763
Lleida 41 13 31 85 755 353 616 1,724
Tarragona 42 16 43 101 920 531 866 2,317
Source: Ministry of Social Rights.

Last update: July 24, 2024.

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.

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