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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 2010
Centres Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 3 2 4 9 80 45 59 184
Alt Empordà 3 2 5 10 69 29 43 141
Alt Penedès 3 1 7 11 65 10 113 188
Alt Urgell 0 1 1 2 0 30 10 40
Alta Ribagorça 1 0 0 1 12 0 0 12
Anoia 6 1 8 15 184 20 119 323
Bages 13 9 7 29 215 112 103 430
Baix Camp 6 1 12 19 123 15 248 386
Baix Ebre 1 2 2 5 20 55 50 125
Baix Empordà 4 2 1 7 140 55 20 215
Baix Llobregat 11 13 59 83 306 293 931 1,530
Baix Penedès 2 1 7 10 120 6 73 199
Barcelonès 34 24 130 188 999 572 2,410 3,981
Berguedà 4 4 1 9 105 85 20 210
Cerdanya 1 1 0 2 15 10 0 25
Conca de Barberà 3 1 1 5 27 20 10 57
Garraf 1 2 6 9 30 35 130 195
Garrigues 3 0 1 4 72 0 10 82
Garrotxa 2 2 4 8 97 40 114 251
Gironès 4 2 9 15 90 50 135 275
Maresme 6 9 48 63 98 185 957 1,240
Montsià 2 2 3 7 28 50 120 198
Noguera 4 0 3 7 41 0 30 71
Osona 8 9 2 19 181 267 35 483
Pallars Jussà 2 0 1 3 34 0 20 54
Pallars Sobirà 2 0 0 2 16 0 0 16
Pla d'Urgell 1 1 5 7 20 24 65 109
Pla de l'Estany 0 2 8 10 0 27 69 96
Priorat 1 0 2 3 16 0 17 33
Ribera d'Ebre 5 0 0 5 68 0 0 68
Ripollès 3 2 0 5 36 46 0 82
Segarra 1 2 0 3 3 45 0 48
Segrià 4 4 21 29 100 91 371 562
Selva 4 4 9 17 94 71 179 344
Solsonès 0 1 0 1 0 29 0 29
Tarragonès 3 4 8 15 55 76 146 277
Terra Alta 3 1 0 4 46 30 0 76
Urgell 4 2 3 9 35 55 55 145
Val d'Aran 1 0 0 1 20 0 0 20
Vallès Occidental 17 6 77 100 458 223 1,149 1,830
Vallès Oriental 8 10 27 45 218 163 321 702
Catalonia 184 130 482 796 4,336 2,864 8,132 15,332
Metropolità 80 65 354 499 2,174 1,481 6,011 9,666
Comarques Gironines 20 16 36 72 526 318 560 1,404
Camp de Tarragona 18 9 34 61 421 162 553 1,136
Terres de l'Ebre 11 5 5 21 162 135 170 467
Ponent 17 9 33 59 271 215 531 1,017
Comarques Centrals 31 24 18 73 685 513 277 1,475
Alt Pirineu i Aran 7 2 2 11 97 40 30 167
Barcelona 111 88 372 571 2,859 1,965 6,288 11,112
Girona 21 17 36 74 541 328 560 1,429
Lleida 23 11 35 69 353 274 561 1,188
Tarragona 29 14 39 82 583 297 723 1,603
Source: Ministry of Social Welfare and Family.

Last update: March 8, 2011.

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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