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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 2012
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 91 152 144 387
Alt Empordà 84 335 334 753
Alt Penedès 149 244 447 840
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 152 225 425 802
Bages 403 948 469 1,820
Baix Camp 415 141 813 1,369
Baix Ebre 0 178 200 378
Baix Empordà 302 280 165 747
Baix Llobregat 780 1,366 3,877 6,023
Baix Penedès 120 32 511 663
Barcelonès 2,498 2,456 10,945 15,899
Berguedà 197 341 90 628
Cerdanya 30 83 0 113
Conca de Barberà 240 0 50 290
Garraf 180 238 526 944
Garrigues 141 0 63 204
Garrotxa 101 241 163 505
Gironès 500 199 378 1,077
Maresme 421 1,158 3,430 5,009
Montsià 70 80 353 503
Noguera 207 147 121 475
Osona 189 874 260 1,323
Pallars Jussà 73 150 77 300
Pallars Sobirà 60 0 0 60
Pla d'Urgell 98 33 212 343
Pla de l'Estany 0 191 414 605
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 220 0 0 220
Ripollès 162 126 21 309
Segarra 22 324 0 346
Segrià 214 397 1,468 2,079
Selva 150 209 465 824
Solsonès 0 141 0 141
Tarragonès 117 465 770 1,352
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 126 127 286 539
Val d'Aran 44 0 0 44
Vallès Occidental 501 933 4,184 5,618
Vallès Oriental 201 771 1,831 2,803
Catalonia 9,410 13,698 33,754 56,862
Metropolità 4,401 6,684 24,267 35,352
Comarques Gironines 1,299 1,581 1,940 4,820
Camp de Tarragona 863 758 1,946 3,567
Terres de l'Ebre 404 258 553 1,215
Ponent 808 1,028 2,150 3,986
Comarques Centrals 789 2,304 819 3,912
Alt Pirineu i Aran 245 346 170 761
Penedès 601 739 1,909 3,249
Barcelona 5,671 9,554 26,484 41,709
Girona 1,329 1,664 1,940 4,933
Lleida 1,023 1,432 2,320 4,775
Tarragona 1,387 1,048 3,010 5,445
Source: Ministry of Social Welfare and Family.

Last update: April 17, 2013.

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 "..".