Within Spain, each autonomous community has its own powers and competences to

manage different subjects. I will talk about the services of the Catalan social services
system, focused on the elderly people. The Generalitat of Cat has exclusive competence in
matters of SS.

- ORIENTATION AND ADVICE SERVICES:

Those over sixty-five who need information or advice about the economic and technological
benefits or the services offered by the public social services system. They should address to
the basic social services of the district, municipality or district where they are register.

- HOME CARE SERVICES: (Servei d’Atenció Domiciliària)

In recent years there has been an increase in people dependent on our society. In this
regard, the Government of the State approved Law 39/2006 of December 14, 2006 on
Promotion of personal autonomy and care for dependents, popularly known as the
Dependency Law.

A set of tasks that are carried out in the home of people or families that are found, for
physical or social reasons, in situations of lack of temporary or permanent autonomy in order
to carry out the habitual tasks of daily life.
Much of the population can not afford to pay disoriented prices, but there is the SAD (Home
Care Service), with a degree and dependency you can enjoy the service: Home care
services are an organized set of resources and actions aimed at people who, due to age,
dependence or disability, have limited autonomy to perform the basic activities of daily life or
require permanent and permanent attention. Inside this service, there is the home help
service, and the service of the technologies of support and care.
Inconvenient: waiting too long, cases people alone have been died while they were waiting
for the service. They have to wait for a public place.

- RESIDENCES, DAY CENTERS, SHELTERED HOMES:

It has a whole set of residential establishments - assisted living, residential homes, daycare
centers and supervised homes - to cover the different needs and family situations of the
elderly

- CASALS:
Civic facilities for the elderly, whose purpose is to promote their well-being and their
participation as active members of society
Their goal is promote coexistence, intergenerational relationships and participation in the
community.

- SOCIO SANITARY ATTENTION:

Social-healthcare centers are healthcare spaces equipped with the structure and the
necessary personnel to attend to patients with health and social needs. This attention is
provided through inpatient services, outpatient day care for social services and for evaluation
and support teams. (users that sleep or not there)

● AMICS DE LA GENT GRAN: (Associació)

 Friends of the Elderly work to combat unwanted loneliness and the social isolation of
the elderly, through emotional accompaniment and group activities.
fight loneliness and marginalization to which thousands of elderly people are
exposed, through the emotional support of volunteers and the awareness of society,
with the development of social projects and campaigns.
Weekly visits of volunteers
Most important days of the calendar such as Christmas or Sant Jordi

PROBLEMS AND CRITICISM

Spain takes advantage of the situation of the elderly, the needs of vulnerable people. Life
expectancy is increasingly higher, and there is very little public service offer.
There is an increase in the private sector, and they take advantage of the situation of
dependence and vulnerability. The prices are very expensive. 2-500 per month.

● A study arrives to the conclusion: situations of isolation at homes. Loneliness

● Every time it is tried not to institutionalize care services to people. There are many
families who are forced to not be able to taking care about.

● Co- Housing: model of «aging at home». It allows, through a participatory model,

well-being and quality of life to live in community. It keeps the autonomy at the same
time, by keeping each user the homes, environments or belongings. In short, a
balanced and empowering model of its inhabitants.

They don’t lose autonomy. Different people share the common areas.
Aging in place means a person making a conscious decision to stay in the inhabitation of
their choice for as long as they can with the comforts that are important to them. As they age
these may include adding supplementary services to facilitate their living conditions and
maintain their quality of life

Aging in place refers to a person in their golden years when they can live in the residence of
their preference and are still able to access the things they require and used to in their daily
life.

it should be implemented: services that ensure that the person can stay in their environment
as long as possible