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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 2022
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 585 787 336 1,708
Baix Camp 488 141 894 1,523
Baix Ebre 0 221 394 615
Baix Empordà 302 280 375 957
Baix Llobregat 732 1,425 4,324 6,481
Baix Penedès 140 32 541 713
Barcelonès 2,840 2,446 11,804 17,090
Berguedà 197 285 271 753
Cerdanya 30 88 0 118
Conca de Barberà 220 0 60 280
Garraf 203 299 640 1,142
Garrigues 144 22 66 232
Garrotxa 153 260 213 626
Gironès 519 201 562 1,282
Maresme 426 1,175 3,652 5,253
Moianès 74 127 156 357
Montsià 70 160 390 620
Noguera 205 147 138 490
Osona 233 946 227 1,406
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 1,726 2,280
Selva 252 127 462 841
Solsonès 0 150 0 150
Tarragonès 117 263 972 1,352
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 155 127 302 584
Vallès Occidental 520 929 4,394 5,843
Vallès Oriental 127 781 1,959 2,867
Catalonia 10,390 13,621 37,284 61,295
Metropolità 4,719 6,810 26,185 37,714
Comarques Gironines 1,547 1,429 2,477 5,453
Camp de Tarragona 825 647 2,242 3,714
Terres de l'Ebre 422 381 784 1,587
Ponent 913 918 2,464 4,295
Comarques Centrals 1,015 2,241 938 4,194
Alt Pirineu i Aran 259 351 170 780
Penedès 690 844 2,024 3,558
Barcelona 6,284 9,713 28,606 44,603
Girona 1,547 1,517 2,477 5,541
Lleida 1,172 1,331 2,634 5,137
Tarragona 1,387 1,060 3,567 6,014
Source: Ministry of Social Rights.

Last update: July 31, 2023.

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 "..".