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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 2021
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 0 243 147 390
Alt Empordà 84 364 339 787
Alt Penedès 188 273 338 799
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 159 240 505 904
Aran 44 0 0 44
Bages 596 781 336 1,713
Baix Camp 459 141 912 1,512
Baix Ebre 0 221 421 642
Baix Empordà 302 280 375 957
Baix Llobregat 702 1,425 4,317 6,444
Baix Penedès 140 32 541 713
Barcelonès 2,840 2,522 11,598 16,960
Berguedà 197 285 271 753
Cerdanya 30 88 0 118
Conca de Barberà 220 0 60 280
Garraf 203 299 638 1,140
Garrigues 144 22 66 232
Garrotxa 143 260 213 616
Gironès 519 216 562 1,297
Maresme 426 1,175 3,673 5,274
Moianès 74 127 157 358
Montsià 70 160 390 620
Noguera 205 147 138 490
Osona 212 967 232 1,411
Pallars Jussà 73 150 77 300
Pallars Sobirà 74 0 0 74
Pla d'Urgell 98 33 232 363
Pla de l'Estany 0 138 526 664
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 238 0 0 238
Ripollès 237 59 0 296
Segarra 22 324 0 346
Segrià 289 265 1,576 2,130
Selva 252 127 462 841
Solsonès 0 150 0 150
Tarragonès 117 263 987 1,367
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 155 127 281 563
Vallès Occidental 520 914 4,394 5,828
Vallès Oriental 127 750 1,959 2,836
Catalonia 10,311 13,681 36,985 60,977
Metropolità 4,689 6,840 25,993 37,522
Comarques Gironines 1,537 1,444 2,477 5,458
Camp de Tarragona 796 647 2,275 3,718
Terres de l'Ebre 422 381 811 1,614
Ponent 913 918 2,293 4,124
Comarques Centrals 1,005 2,256 944 4,205
Alt Pirineu i Aran 259 351 170 780
Penedès 690 844 2,022 3,556
Barcelona 6,244 9,758 28,418 44,420
Girona 1,537 1,532 2,477 5,546
Lleida 1,172 1,331 2,463 4,966
Tarragona 1,358 1,060 3,627 6,045
Source: Ministry of Social Rights.

Last update: July 12, 2022.

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 "..".