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

Social services for the elderly. Day centres. Centres and places. By ownership. Counties, areas and provinces 2005
Centres Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 2 0 2 4 40 0 37 77
Alt Empordà 1 2 3 6 32 50 24 106
Alt Penedès 3 1 6 10 65 10 108 183
Alt Urgell 0 1 1 2 0 30 10 40
Alta Ribagorça 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 8
Anoia 2 1 7 10 54 20 134 208
Bages 11 9 5 25 143 107 72 322
Baix Camp 4 0 11 15 63 0 190 253
Baix Ebre 0 1 1 2 0 30 20 50
Baix Empordà 3 2 1 6 110 55 20 185
Baix Llobregat 11 9 49 69 268 208 577 1,053
Baix Penedès 2 1 5 8 40 6 43 89
Barcelonès 27 26 107 160 771 627 1,808 3,206
Berguedà 2 4 0 6 75 85 0 160
Cerdanya 1 1 0 2 15 10 0 25
Conca de Barberà 3 0 0 3 27 0 0 27
Garraf 1 2 3 6 30 35 40 105
Garrigues 2 0 0 2 32 0 0 32
Garrotxa 3 2 4 9 117 40 87 244
Gironès 4 0 6 10 98 0 61 159
Maresme 4 8 33 45 58 154 557 769
Montsià 3 0 1 4 48 0 10 58
Noguera 3 0 3 6 46 0 30 76
Osona 8 8 3 19 207 142 47 396
Pallars Jussà 2 0 0 2 31 0 0 31
Pallars Sobirà 2 0 0 2 16 0 0 16
Pla d'Urgell 1 1 2 4 20 24 25 69
Pla de l'Estany 0 1 6 7 0 12 61 73
Priorat 1 0 1 2 5 0 2 7
Ribera d'Ebre 2 0 0 2 20 0 0 20
Ripollès 4 1 0 5 58 16 0 74
Segarra 1 2 0 3 3 45 0 48
Segrià 4 4 17 25 84 91 231 406
Selva 3 2 9 14 64 33 114 211
Solsonès 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 10
Tarragonès 2 4 7 13 30 81 97 208
Terra Alta 1 0 0 1 16 0 0 16
Urgell 3 2 2 7 30 55 24 109
Val d'Aran 1 0 0 1 15 0 0 15
Vallès Occidental 14 5 62 81 362 150 838 1,350
Vallès Oriental 7 8 31 46 178 120 341 639
Catalonia 149 109 388 646 3,279 2,246 5,608 11,133
Metropolità 67 59 291 417 1,732 1,304 4,269 7,305
Comarques Gironines 18 10 29 57 479 206 367 1,052
Camp de Tarragona 14 5 26 45 205 87 369 661
Terres de l'Ebre 6 1 2 9 84 30 30 144
Ponent 14 9 24 47 215 215 310 740
Comarques Centrals 23 23 15 61 479 364 253 1,096
Alt Pirineu i Aran 7 2 1 10 85 40 10 135
Barcelona 90 81 306 477 2,211 1,658 4,522 8,391
Girona 19 11 29 59 494 216 367 1,077
Lleida 20 11 25 56 285 255 320 860
Tarragona 20 6 28 54 289 117 399 805
Source: Departament de Benestar i Família. Secretaria General.

Last update: October 9, 2009.

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.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.