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

Social services for the elderly. Day centres. Centres and places. By ownership. Counties, areas and provinces 2003
Centres Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 2 0 2 4 40 0 37 77
Alt Empordà 1 2 1 4 32 50 15 97
Alt Penedès 2 1 7 10 40 10 104 154
Alt Urgell 0 1 1 2 0 30 10 40
Alta Ribagorça 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 8
Anoia 2 1 7 10 44 20 134 198
Bages 11 8 4 23 134 92 37 263
Baix Camp 4 0 7 11 63 0 62 125
Baix Ebre 0 1 1 2 0 20 20 40
Baix Empordà 2 0 0 2 80 0 0 80
Baix Llobregat 10 7 47 64 248 162 513 923
Baix Penedès 2 0 5 7 40 0 67 107
Barcelonès 25 27 95 147 702 642 1,408 2,752
Berguedà 2 4 0 6 50 85 0 135
Cerdanya 1 1 0 2 15 10 0 25
Conca de Barberà 2 0 0 2 17 0 0 17
Garraf 1 1 3 5 30 25 35 90
Garrigues 2 0 0 2 32 0 0 32
Garrotxa 3 1 3 7 117 25 89 231
Gironès 5 0 5 10 120 0 56 176
Maresme 3 7 26 36 46 112 381 539
Montsià 4 0 1 5 60 0 10 70
Noguera 2 0 3 5 40 0 30 70
Osona 5 8 2 15 130 142 32 304
Pallars Jussà 2 0 0 2 31 0 0 31
Pallars Sobirà 2 0 0 2 16 0 0 16
Pla d'Urgell 1 1 2 4 20 24 25 69
Pla de l'Estany 0 1 4 5 0 12 71 83
Priorat 1 0 1 2 5 0 2 7
Ribera d'Ebre 2 0 0 2 20 0 0 20
Ripollès 4 1 0 5 58 16 0 74
Segarra 1 2 0 3 3 45 0 48
Segrià 4 4 17 25 58 91 218 367
Selva 2 1 6 9 39 30 69 138
Solsonès 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 10
Tarragonès 1 3 7 11 6 54 97 157
Terra Alta 1 0 0 1 16 0 0 16
Urgell 3 2 1 6 30 27 4 61
Val d'Aran 1 0 0 1 15 0 0 15
Vallès Occidental 15 5 60 80 362 150 755 1,267
Vallès Oriental 7 6 28 41 178 91 306 575
Catalonia 139 97 346 582 2,945 1,975 4,587 9,507
Metropolità 63 54 266 383 1,606 1,192 3,502 6,300
Comarques Gironines 17 6 19 42 446 133 300 879
Camp de Tarragona 12 3 22 37 171 54 265 490
Terres de l'Ebre 7 1 2 10 96 20 30 146
Ponent 13 9 23 45 183 187 277 647
Comarques Centrals 20 22 13 55 358 349 203 910
Alt Pirineu i Aran 7 2 1 10 85 40 10 135
Barcelona 83 75 279 437 1,964 1,531 3,705 7,200
Girona 17 7 19 43 446 143 300 889
Lleida 20 11 24 55 268 227 287 782
Tarragona 19 4 24 47 267 74 295 636
Source: Departament de Benestar i Família. Secretaria General.

Last update: October 9, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Day centre for the elderly
Specialised care centre that offers daytime placement and care services for the everyday lives over elderly people with major dependences. These services can be provided by a specific establishment or as an integral service within general care spaces and as part of the daily functional activities programme of a residence. They can be temporary or permanent. The beneficiaries are elderly people that need organisation, supervision and care in order to carry out everyday activities, and whose care is complemented by other care provided by their family or social environment.
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 professional staff working in day care centre for senior citizens is multidisciplinary. The assignment of a day care 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.

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 "..".