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Dependency and elderly

We are faced with the unstoppable ageing of the population: in Europe, there are 94 million people over 65. We have the urgent challenge of improving the care system with a new socio-health care model that focuses on the people, based on full respect for dignity and rights. Elderly people and those with some kind of dependency have full right to a dignified and autonomous life.

Our Response

We believe in active ageing. We defend the rights of our elderly and dependents from a comprehensive socio-health care approach running from the most intensive care to support in everyday activities. We also encourage their participation in the community, always taking into account their interests and priorities.

Right to an active aging

We empower the elderly and dependent people and help them achieve autonomy and self-confidence.

Right to a dignified life

We acknowledge and mind the singularity of elderly and dependent people. We support and advise their families.

Right to an autonomous life

We empower the elderly and dependent people and help them achieve autonomy and self-confidence.

“I recovered my memory and the desire to have fun. Thank you!”

Joaquín
78 years old

Que todos los días sean miércoles, el spot de ABD sobre soledad no deseada

¿Te imaginas no tener a nadie con quien hablar, que no te suene nunca el teléfono o que si tienes un accidente en casa nadie se dé cuenta? Estos son situaciones cotidianas que se dan a miles de hogares y el vídeo.

#QueTodosLosDíasSeanMiércoles las busca visibilizar porque todas las personas somos susceptibles de sufrir soledad no deseada.

“I do memory activities, I go out, I’m making friends… at my age!”

Juana
81 years old

Avantos Day and Residence Center

for people with intellectual disabilities in Pozuelo de Alarcón, arranged with the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Community of Madrid.

Civic Casal Pont de Suert

Pont de Suert Civic Center, a community center for civic action under the Government of Catalonia.

Eat in company program

in Pont de Suert of Civic Action of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Eldcare Remember

A device consisting of smart screens that are installed in the homes of the elderly and living alone, and which provide daily useful and personalized reminders in audiovisual format that will improve security.

Home Care Services of Mataró

of the City of Mataró.

Home Care Services of Sant Joan Despí

of the City Council of Sant Joan Despí.

Home Care Services of Sant Vicenç dels Horts

of the City Council of Sant Vicenç dels Horts.

Homes with services for the elderly

of the Barcelona City Council of the buildings of Joan Torras, Santa Caterina, Campo Sagrado, Reina Amalia I, Reina Amalia II and Navas de Tolosa.

Pont de Suert Home Care Services

Pont de Suert Home Care Services of the Alta Ribagorça Regional Council.

Residences and Day Centers for the elderly

of the Generalitat de Catalunya in Verdú and Pont de Suert.

Senes Project

Intervention Service for the improvement of the quality of life of the elderly in the District of Salamanca in the city of Madrid. Madrid City Council.

Spaces for dialogue, good treatment and aging

Dialogue spaces aimed at children and young people with the aim of promoting the values of good treatment and respect for the elderly and to avoid age discrimination.

Support Service for autonomy

in the home of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Unwanted Solitude

Study to know the impact of this phenomenon and the causes that cause it.

Workshops for the elderly

in Pont de Suert of Civic Action of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Social Report and Balance 2022

ABD serves 171,822 people during 2022, 10% more than the previous year Since 2019 we have had Special Consultative Status before the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations…

Four projects access the Next Generation EU funds

The Shelter for homeless people with addictions, La Botiga del Prat, Atenea and La Meva energia are the four projects with ABD participation that got access to the European funds for…

ABD serves 156,882 people during 2021, 25% more than in the previous year

The Welfare and Development Association has become one of the first third-sector social entities to receive the international certification of achievement of the United Nations SDGs The 2021 Anual Report…

A Dutch delegation visits the ABD programmes and services for elderly people in Barcelona

This is an exchange for good practices in the area of housing and care This Friday, 5 November, a Dutch delegation of experts in the area of housing and care,…

ABD have attended more than 125,000 people during 2020

During 2020, the ABD Group served 125,841 people, 7% more than in 2019. This task has been possible thanks to the work of 1,551 professionals and 467 volunteers and collaborators.…

Presentation of the final report of the ‘Social Economy for Care’ project, a collaboration between ABD and other european partners

The European project ‘Social Economy for Care’, an initiative initiated in Belgium which Asociación Bienestar y Desarrollo ABD has collaborated on, presents its final report (SEE FULL REPORT HERE) in…

Home Care Services

There are many people perfectly capable of living an almost autonomous life if they receive personalized and specific attention and support, adapted to the moment, to the context and to…

Delivery of the winning diploma to the nursing home and day care center Sant Pere Claver

In the Sant Pere Claver Residence and Day Center, ABD has reorganized the work system in order to achieve a Center Free of Restraints. This means that no type of…

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