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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 2003
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 99 136 25 260
Alt Empordà 84 332 201 617
Alt Penedès 108 217 382 707
Alt Urgell 0 113 101 214
Alta Ribagorça 24 0 0 24
Anoia 60 187 245 492
Bages 353 702 319 1,374
Baix Camp 280 48 532 860
Baix Ebre 25 96 130 251
Baix Empordà 187 190 178 555
Baix Llobregat 372 971 2,767 4,110
Baix Penedès 110 98 289 497
Barcelonès 1,696 2,845 8,319 12,860
Berguedà 221 321 130 672
Cerdanya 30 40 0 70
Conca de Barberà 249 0 71 320
Garraf 0 203 365 568
Garrigues 108 0 63 171
Garrotxa 142 175 86 403
Gironès 508 221 359 1,088
Maresme 358 1,286 2,627 4,271
Montsià 140 0 25 165
Noguera 161 110 125 396
Osona 137 704 326 1,167
Pallars Jussà 80 150 75 305
Pallars Sobirà 58 0 0 58
Pla d'Urgell 18 25 155 198
Pla de l'Estany 0 182 305 487
Priorat 65 0 27 92
Ribera d'Ebre 120 0 0 120
Ripollès 217 51 21 289
Segarra 22 247 0 269
Segrià 135 402 1,140 1,677
Selva 110 180 400 690
Solsonès 0 131 0 131
Tarragonès 117 216 382 715
Terra Alta 28 0 0 28
Urgell 112 127 65 304
Val d'Aran 28 0 0 28
Vallès Occidental 626 890 2,880 4,396
Vallès Oriental 178 577 1,494 2,249
Catalonia 7,366 12,173 24,609 44,148
Metropolità 3,338 6,989 18,834 29,161
Comarques Gironines 1,248 1,331 1,550 4,129
Camp de Tarragona 920 498 1,326 2,744
Terres de l'Ebre 313 96 155 564
Ponent 556 911 1,548 3,015
Comarques Centrals 771 2,045 1,020 3,836
Alt Pirineu i Aran 220 303 176 699
Barcelona 4,109 8,903 19,854 32,866
Girona 1,248 1,371 1,550 4,169
Lleida 776 1,305 1,724 3,805
Tarragona 1,233 594 1,481 3,308
Source: Departament de Benestar i Família. Secretaria General.
Note: Includes both modalities: residential home services and assisted living residential services.

Last update: June 18, 2009.

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 "..".