These new facilities, said Valcárcel, are examples of Murcia is among the regions of Spain have better services for dependents
The Community currently available of 2,864 subsidized spaces or agreed to care for people with disabilities
The President of the Autonomous Community, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, today inaugurated the Residence and Day Centre 'The Snowflake' of Caravaca de la Cruz, who manages the association APCOM, which has a capacity for a total of 72 users.
The head of Murcia, accompanied by the mayor of Caravaca, Domingo Aranda, the Minister of Social Policy, Joaquín Bascuñana, and the president of APCOM, Antonio Diaz, toured the new facilities, which users will receive a complete in Residence attention in their room and board, as well as the development of programs and activities through the Day Centre
With the opening of these new units will meet one of the main objectives of the regional government to promote personal development, social and employment of disabled persons and their families in the town of Caravaca.
The Centre has a total investment of 2,360,848 euros by the Community and the City.
Thus, the president said, "but the financial investment is important, in this case, the highlight is the effort, enthusiasm and commitment of many families and many neighbors who have fought and Caravaca worked selflessly for many years so that this center a reality today. "
He explained that currently the Occupational Center welcomes APCOM existing 16 users, eight in the day care center and another eight in the residence, but with the new facilities are already available for up to 50 users at the residence and 22 Day Center
The Residence offers the user programs of basic activities of daily living necessary to improve their self-care and promote personal autonomy of people with disabilities.
It also will feature health and social care and therapeutic services.
For its part, the Day Center promotes and enhances the capacity and autonomy of disabled people and their families, catering and transport.
Occupational workshops available that incorporate some of the users of the current APCOM Occupational Center of Caravaca, which has been operating since 1984 and has bookbinding and leather, among others.
This partnership has fostered the career development and employment of disabled people since its inception as one of its main objectives has been to facilitate access to employment for disabled people.
Many companies and public agencies Caravaca and the Northwest region APCOM working with and involved in your project.
Three floors built on a total area of 2,700 meters
The building is three floors built on a total area of 2,700 square meters.
The first floor is for units of the Day Centre and the second room of the residence, while the third is reserved for additional space from the center and a terrace.
The Centre is equipped with rooms for workshops and spa, dining room and visit, among other facilities needed to care for people considered high-dependency.
These new facilities, said the chief executive of Murcia, is the example that Murcia is among the regions of Spain that care has improved services, to which he added that "all dependents, both old and disabled, requesting residential services and the service day stays in the region, have secured a place. "
The Community currently has a total of 2,864 subsidized spaces or arranged by the Ministry of Social Policy for the care of persons with disabilities, of which 2,151 are in concert with organizations and municipalities, and 711 belong to its own centers of community.
Source: CARM