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Experts call for unblocking change in the care field
03.06.2022
The current draft agreement proposed by the government, with its lights and shadows, represents a qualitative leap forward compared to the model that still prevails in the sector. However, it seems that so far the necessary consensus has not been reached to move forward from different realities towards the same purpose.
This group therefore demands that political leaders promote and lead this necessary cultural change, reaching the necessary...
Leading Alzheimer's and older people's organisations call for political commitment against Alzheimer's disease
11.05.2022
• Twelve leading organisations in the field of Alzheimer's and the elderly join forces to make this disease a priority and to make every effort to find a definitive solution.
• #CommitmentAlzheimer's calls for Alzheimer's disease and dementias to be a political priority, for specific funding to be earmarked for research and for the implementation of the Comprehensive Alzheimer's Plan.
• In addition, the organisations are...
We are looking for a Social Researcher
05.05.2022
Matia Instituto, the Matia Institute for Gerontological Research, is looking for a social researcher to work in Donostia or Madrid. We offer a full-time, permanent contract.
Duties:
Design, planning, management, development and coordination of research, intervention and evaluation projects in the field of gerontology.
Search for calls for proposals for the development of projects.
Carrying out quantitative and...
Matia consolidates the Program for the Comprehensive Care of People with Advanced Diseases, also in nursing homes.
27.04.2022
To date, more than 4,000 patients and more than 7,000 family members have been assisted by Matia's Psychosocial Care Team (EAPS).
Matia's EAPS has extended the psychosocial care it has been providing since 2009 in hospitals and homes to five residences in Gipuzkoa
(Donostia-San Sebastián, April 27, 2022).
During the 2021 financial year, Matia has extended the psychosocial care it has been providing since 2009 in hospitals and homes...
Matia leads "Como en casa", the project that will generate a model of transformation of residential centers towards Person Centered Care.
12.04.2022
The project will advance the transformation of residential services from an "institutional" model to a "home" model, from a comprehensive and systemic community perspective.
The model will be implemented in the Basque Country and Asturias.
Approved by Royal Decree 1101/2021 of December 10, the project has a total amount of 5,473,600 euros, financed by the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030 in the framework of the Recovery,...
The network of collaborators of MatiaZaleak launches an initiative to respond to the humanitarian needs caused by the war
10.03.2022
The network of collaborators of MatiaZaleak launches an initiative to respond to the needs of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine.
This Saturday, March 12, a dozen people will set off for Poland by road. A bus will be chartered to take food and basic necessities to the Polish-Ukrainian border, exactly to the city of Hrubieszow. Each organization is contributing:
Bufete Barrilero: logistics and management support.
Eroski: food...