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

Facilities for the elderly. Day centres. Centres and places. By ownership. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2024
Centres Places
Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total Business initiative Social initiative Public initiative Total
Alt Camp 3 3 2 8 49 90 60 199
Alt Empordà 5 4 3 12 79 140 84 303
Alt Penedès 9 4 4 17 148 70 100 318
Alt Urgell 1 1 0 2 10 30 0 40
Alta Ribagorça 0 0 1 1 0 0 12 12
Anoia 6 1 7 14 86 36 240 362
Aran 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 22
Bages 7 10 12 29 132 182 236 550
Baix Camp 11 3 9 23 265 108 206 579
Baix Ebre 4 2 3 9 120 75 100 295
Baix Empordà 4 2 3 9 80 55 110 245
Baix Llobregat 72 18 11 101 1,390 557 293 2,240
Baix Penedès 8 2 2 12 75 66 75 216
Barcelonès 155 23 38 216 3,013 585 1,108 4,706
Berguedà 6 2 4 12 149 40 105 294
Cerdanya 0 1 1 2 0 25 15 40
Conca de Barberà 1 0 4 5 15 0 62 77
Garraf 8 3 4 15 310 115 150 575
Garrigues 1 1 3 5 10 24 82 116
Garrotxa 5 2 2 9 126 40 125 291
Gironès 8 2 4 14 235 50 90 375
Lluçanès 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maresme 49 14 6 69 1,129 308 106 1,543
Moianès 1 2 2 5 11 22 14 47
Montsià 3 3 5 11 130 85 93 308
Noguera 3 0 5 8 30 0 51 81
Osona 2 9 7 18 35 315 175 525
Pallars Jussà 1 1 2 4 20 30 39 89
Pallars Sobirà 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 16
Pla d'Urgell 5 1 5 11 65 24 130 219
Pla de l'Estany 10 1 0 11 123 15 0 138
Priorat 2 0 1 3 17 0 16 33
Ribera d'Ebre 0 0 5 5 0 0 83 83
Ripollès 0 1 4 5 0 16 66 82
Segarra 0 3 0 3 0 100 0 100
Segrià 25 3 7 35 523 76 225 824
Selva 11 2 4 17 179 17 94 290
Solsonès 0 2 1 3 0 54 3 57
Tarragonès 9 4 5 18 217 119 95 431
Terra Alta 0 1 7 8 0 30 102 132
Urgell 5 2 5 12 100 55 56 211
Vallès Occidental 74 8 16 98 1,205 293 436 1,934
Vallès Oriental 33 12 8 53 433 292 240 965
Catalonia 547 153 215 915 10,509 4,139 5,315 19,963
Metropolità 383 76 80 539 7,170 2,042 2,193 11,405
Comarques Gironines 43 14 20 77 822 333 569 1,724
Camp de Tarragona 26 10 21 57 563 317 439 1,319
Terres de l'Ebre 7 6 20 33 250 190 378 818
Ponent 39 10 25 74 728 279 544 1,551
Comarques Centrals 16 24 26 66 327 606 563 1,496
Alt Pirineu i Aran 2 3 7 12 30 85 104 219
Penedès 31 10 16 57 619 287 525 1,431
Barcelona 422 106 119 647 8,041 2,815 3,203 14,059
Girona 43 15 20 78 822 358 569 1,749
Lleida 41 14 33 88 758 393 651 1,802
Tarragona 41 18 43 102 888 573 892 2,353
Source: Departament de Drets Socials i Inclusió.

Last update: March 26, 2025.

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.

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