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Matia Institute welcomes researchers from Wales to advance the INVALUABLE project
04.03.2026
This week, Matia Institute welcomed Welsh researchers Dr. Aelwyn Williams and Dr. Maria Cheshire-Allen, with whom it is collaborating on the international INVALUABLE project, which focuses on analyzing and measuring the value of unpaid care for people with dementia. Researcher Katherine Cullen is also participating in the project online.
This collaboration is part of a government agreement between the Basque Country and Wales that promotes...
Afundación, in collaboration with Matia Instituto, presents a new program on emotional management of grief
20.05.2025
Members of the entity’s +60 spaces participate in a new activity where grief takes center stage
Understanding the grieving process, its stages, and the emotions it involves are the goals of this program, which will run, in this edition, until May 28.
May 19, 2025. Afundación, the Social Work of ABANCA, is launching a pioneering activity within the framework of its programs related to emotional awareness and management. This...
Matia Instituto continues to collaborate in the scaling and implementation of new cohabitation units in IASS residential centers.
29.01.2025
The Aragonese Institute of Social Services (IASS) is leading a project to transform the care model in its directly managed residences for the elderly, through the implementation and development of cohabitation units.
At the end of 2022, the IASS established an alliance with Matia so that we could accompany them in the process, launching a participatory action-research project. The objective is that each person living in an IASS residence can...
A paper from Como en casa project John Weiner Award for the best presentation at the ILPN congress.
02.10.2024
It has been two weeks since the 7th International Conference on evidence-based policies and long-term care of the International Long-term Care Policy Network, co-organized with the Provincial Council of Bizkaia, was held in Bilbao.
The event was attended by nearly 250 delegates to share the latest research, policy and practice on long-term care, and seeks to strengthen the links between researchers, policy makers and professionals in...
Matia winner of the School of Thought Award for the best project for dignified longevity
25.09.2024
The candidacy “Lugaritz, housing with support” receives recognition in this edition of the Fundación Mutualidad awards for its role in improving the quality of life of the elderly.
Unique in Spain, the housing units contribute to the transformation of the long-term care model in the community.
Aware of the socioeconomic challenges arising from longevity, Fundación Mutualidad is developing different actions in the field of aging,...
Matia launches the campaign "Sexual rights do not expire".
14.06.2024
The launch of this initiative coincides with the celebration of the international day of awareness of abuse and mistreatment in old age.
The campaign is part of the Heldu Sexua(ri) project, a project that focuses on the lack of support for a vital aspect, such as sexuality, in care spaces.
#LosDerechosSexualesNoCaducan consists of a series of images with key messages, a podcast, and a text published by an expert on the subject...