Like many other cities, the urban centre of Fuenlabrada faces a number of challenges, including the deterioration of the housing stock, the closure of local businesses and an ageing rate above the city average.
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The Matia Gerontological Institute is the unit of Matia Fundazioa dedicated to creating applicable knowledge and its dissemination in society (R+D+i). A unique centre in the Basque Country, with 10 years of experience.
The objective of this Institute is to collaborate in the definition of new models of prevention, care and health, as well as in providing support during the changes associated with ageing and the development of business projects that add value and quality to ageing, creating new solutions based on the knowledge of each of the members of the foundation.
The concept of "Ageing in place", which has influenced ageing policies since the 1990s, nowadays goes hand in hand with the notion of age-friendliness. To promote ageing at home, spaces must be designed in a friendly way, taking into account the needs of ageing people.
How is a care ecosystem built in a rural population of nafarroa? What are the characteristics they share and what are the realities that need to be addressed and transformed?
There is evidence that most of us want to grow old at home. However, as we get older and require more support, the limitations of our context make it difficult to continue our life project.
Within the framework of the Lugaritz supported housing, Matia has launched the Lugaritz Living Lab project.
The care ecosystem of Orio was born with the aim of transforming the reality of care systems in the town of Orio in a participatory and feminist way. For this, a first year of participatory process is formulated with the starting signal offered in Zaintzak Plazara (March 17).
Sexuality is a fundamental part of our lives. Being able to live our sexuality freely, as well as being a right and a key aspect of health, is also the source of many of our life's wellbeing and pleasures.
The Deba care ecosystem was born to transform the reality of the care systems in the town of Deba in a participatory and diverse way.
Helduak Zabaltzen is an initiative promoted by the Basque Government and Euskofederpen, to facilitate the transformation and adaptation of the model of Social Centres for the Elderly, as well as to accompany them towards digitalisation.
BabeSarea is a research and social experimentation project created to develop and design Day Centre services integrated within a global logic of local ecosystems of long-term care.