The Generalitat awards the contract for the improvement works of the public residence for the elderly in Torrevieja for more than one million euros.

• Elena Albalat visits the center and highlights that the works demonstrate the Valencian Government's commitment to public residences and to a care model that puts people at the center
• The councilor also visited the facilities of APANEE's early intervention center, as well as ADIEM's day center, and met with the mayor, Eduardo Dolón.

The Ministry of Social Services, Family and Childhood has awarded the contract for the improvement works of the Maestro Francisco Casanovas Tallardà public residence for the elderly in Torrevieja for an amount of 1,013,656.71 euros.

The regional minister, Elena Albalat, who visited the facilities, announced that "work will be carried out on the elevator service and two floors of the residence will be adapted in order to increase the number of places for dependent elderly people in Torrevieja."

The regional minister explained that the Valencian government is seeking to bring the center up to current standards and stressed that "the investment, more than one million euros, is a demonstration of the Valencian government's firm commitment to public residences and to a care model that puts people at the center."

This action adds to other improvements already undertaken, such as the provision of technological equipment and digital tools aimed at cognitive stimulation, social connectivity, and improved care management.

The residence also participates in the implementation of the Comprehensive and Person-Centered Care Model promoted by the Generalitat, a strategic line that reinforces the role of these structural investments as support for a deeper change in care.

In addition, a pilot project for the Amaia Cuida tool is planned, conceived as a digital solution to support professional work in residences, which includes the preparation of the life history, preparation of the Care and Life Plan, assessment and analysis of the information obtained, monitoring and updating of the plans.

It is worth noting that the Maestro Francisco Casanovas Tallardà residence is a publicly owned and directly managed center of the Generalitat, with 214 authorized residential places, intended for the comprehensive care of elderly people in a situation of dependency.

Workday in Torrevieja

Prior to the visit to the residence, the Minister of Social Services, Family and Childhood held a meeting with the mayor of the town, Eduardo Dolón, in which they analyzed the needs of the municipality in terms of social services.

In this regard, Eduardo Dolón highlighted the institutional collaboration between the Regional Ministry and the City Council to improve social services in the town.

The Regional Ministry and the City Council collaborate through the program contract, a tool that finances with 1.5 million euros from the Generalitat the maintenance of municipal staff for basic primary care, services for the promotion of personal autonomy, social inclusion, community action, as well as other services for the care of people with disabilities and children and adolescents, which add up to another 2.5 million euros.

In addition, Elena Albalat also visited the headquarters of the Association of Parents of Students with Special Educational Needs (APANEE), which manages an early intervention center, an autonomy school and an occupational center, with whose users she spoke.

Finally, the councillor visited the day centre of the Association for the Defense and Integration of People with Mental Illness (ADIEM), in which the Consellería has invested more than 700,000 euros.