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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 2006
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 133 100 83 316
Alt Empordà 84 335 236 655
Alt Penedès 138 214 453 805
Alt Urgell 0 113 112 225
Alta Ribagorça 24 0 0 24
Anoia 152 186 226 564
Bages 399 815 399 1,613
Baix Camp 280 126 690 1,096
Baix Ebre 27 102 130 259
Baix Empordà 199 281 139 619
Baix Llobregat 394 965 3,547 4,906
Baix Penedès 116 32 380 528
Barcelonès 2,172 2,678 9,452 14,302
Berguedà 171 323 130 624
Cerdanya 30 60 0 90
Conca de Barberà 246 0 69 315
Garraf 0 231 365 596
Garrigues 108 0 63 171
Garrotxa 97 225 110 432
Gironès 521 221 462 1,204
Maresme 363 1,206 2,831 4,400
Montsià 140 0 25 165
Noguera 179 110 120 409
Osona 137 771 326 1,234
Pallars Jussà 80 150 77 307
Pallars Sobirà 60 0 0 60
Pla d'Urgell 18 25 107 150
Pla de l'Estany 0 207 370 577
Priorat 65 0 169 234
Ribera d'Ebre 150 0 0 150
Ripollès 221 51 21 293
Segarra 22 248 0 270
Segrià 223 396 1,079 1,698
Selva 140 180 465 785
Solsonès 0 131 0 131
Tarragonès 117 386 397 900
Terra Alta 28 0 0 28
Urgell 125 127 127 379
Val d'Aran 30 0 0 30
Vallès Occidental 626 913 3,218 4,757
Vallès Oriental 180 673 1,756 2,609
Catalonia 8,195 12,581 28,134 48,910
Metropolità 3,873 6,880 21,622 32,375
Comarques Gironines 1,262 1,500 1,803 4,565
Camp de Tarragona 957 644 1,788 3,389
Terres de l'Ebre 345 102 155 602
Ponent 675 906 1,496 3,077
Comarques Centrals 859 2,226 1,081 4,166
Alt Pirineu i Aran 224 323 189 736
Barcelona 4,732 8,975 22,703 36,410
Girona 1,292 1,560 1,803 4,655
Lleida 869 1,300 1,685 3,854
Tarragona 1,302 746 1,943 3,991
Source: Departament d'Acció Social i Ciutadania. 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 "..".