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

Facilities for the elderly. Residences. Places. By ownership. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2016
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 91 152 145 388
Alt Empordà 84 336 339 759
Alt Penedès 184 273 317 774
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 152 237 414 803
Aran 44 0 0 44
Bages 522 809 359 1,690
Baix Camp 415 141 818 1,374
Baix Ebre 120 221 328 669
Baix Empordà 212 370 247 829
Baix Llobregat 700 1,413 4,092 6,205
Baix Penedès 120 32 525 677
Barcelonès 2,862 2,737 11,247 16,846
Berguedà 197 363 90 650
Cerdanya 30 85 0 115
Conca de Barberà 220 0 50 270
Garraf 207 292 664 1,163
Garrigues 141 0 63 204
Garrotxa 101 260 175 536
Gironès 519 209 434 1,162
Maresme 426 1,149 3,673 5,248
Moianès 74 127 157 358
Montsià 70 160 353 583
Noguera 205 147 121 473
Osona 226 836 278 1,340
Pallars Jussà 73 150 77 300
Pallars Sobirà 74 0 0 74
Pla d'Urgell 98 33 220 351
Pla de l'Estany 0 138 457 595
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 238 0 0 238
Ripollès 230 59 21 310
Segarra 22 325 0 347
Segrià 218 403 1,467 2,088
Selva 252 128 483 863
Solsonès 0 142 0 142
Tarragonès 117 485 746 1,348
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 126 123 281 530
Vallès Occidental 518 941 4,258 5,717
Vallès Oriental 127 788 1,953 2,868
Catalonia 10,167 14,177 35,114 59,458
Metropolità 4,707 7,082 25,275 37,064
Comarques Gironines 1,398 1,500 2,156 5,054
Camp de Tarragona 843 778 1,928 3,549
Terres de l'Ebre 542 381 681 1,604
Ponent 810 1,031 2,152 3,993
Comarques Centrals 945 2,223 832 4,000
Alt Pirineu i Aran 259 348 170 777
Penedès 663 834 1,920 3,417
Barcelona 6,195 9,965 27,502 43,662
Girona 1,398 1,585 2,156 5,139
Lleida 1,069 1,436 2,322 4,827
Tarragona 1,505 1,191 3,134 5,830
Source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.

Last update: February 22, 2017.

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 "..".