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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 and Aran, areas and provinces 2014
Places
Public initiative Social initiative Business initiative Total
Alt Camp 91 152 145 388
Alt Empordà 84 336 336 756
Alt Penedès 184 273 313 770
Alt Urgell 0 113 93 206
Alta Ribagorça 38 0 0 38
Anoia 152 239 414 805
Aran 44 0 0 44
Bages 403 868 583 1,854
Baix Camp 415 141 765 1,321
Baix Ebre 120 221 328 669
Baix Empordà 302 280 247 829
Baix Llobregat 700 1,323 4,180 6,203
Baix Penedès 120 32 525 677
Barcelonès 2,523 2,578 11,202 16,303
Berguedà 197 356 90 643
Cerdanya 30 85 0 115
Conca de Barberà 240 0 50 290
Garraf 207 292 571 1,070
Garrigues 141 0 63 204
Garrotxa 101 251 157 509
Gironès 500 209 418 1,127
Maresme 421 1,161 3,528 5,110
Montsià 70 80 353 503
Noguera 207 147 121 475
Osona 202 831 278 1,311
Pallars Jussà 73 150 77 300
Pallars Sobirà 62 0 0 62
Pla d'Urgell 98 33 212 343
Pla de l'Estany 0 201 394 595
Priorat 0 0 169 169
Ribera d'Ebre 220 0 0 220
Ripollès 230 59 21 310
Segarra 22 325 0 347
Segrià 214 397 1,467 2,078
Selva 252 128 465 845
Solsonès 0 141 0 141
Tarragonès 117 465 793 1,375
Terra Alta 114 0 0 114
Urgell 126 127 286 539
Vallès Occidental 507 945 4,116 5,568
Vallès Oriental 201 842 2,025 3,068
Catalonia 9,728 13,781 34,785 58,294
Metropolità 4,352 6,849 25,051 36,252
Comarques Gironines 1,469 1,464 2,038 4,971
Camp de Tarragona 863 758 1,922 3,543
Terres de l'Ebre 524 301 681 1,506
Ponent 808 1,029 2,149 3,986
Comarques Centrals 802 2,196 951 3,949
Alt Pirineu i Aran 247 348 170 765
Penedès 663 836 1,823 3,322
Barcelona 5,697 9,708 27,300 42,705
Girona 1,469 1,549 2,038 5,056
Lleida 1,055 1,433 2,319 4,807
Tarragona 1,507 1,091 3,128 5,726
Source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.

Last update: October 6, 2016.

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 "..".