The extraordinary home care service will support the elderly and dependents in the Sierra Oeste. It includes occupational therapy and assistance with tasks.
The Community of Madrid has launched an extraordinary home care service with over 50,000 hours of support and assistance for elderly and disabled individuals in a state of dependency affected by the wildfires in the Sierra Oeste. This was announced by the Minister of Family, Youth and Social Affairs, Ana Dávila, after visiting the public Elderly Residence of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, which temporarily housed 20 elderly residents from the López Rumayor Residence during the emergency.
The hours will primarily be allocated to the homes in the most affected areas, focusing on personal care tasks and support with all recovery-related processes. For elderly individuals living alone, the service will include assistance with procedures related to the adaptation of their homes, as well as with insurance companies, banking entities, or any other necessary actions to restore normalcy.
The initiative will also incorporate occupational therapy professionals and functional and cognitive stimulation, aiming to prevent the emergency from impacting the personal autonomy of approximately 1,800 individuals in a state of dependency. Additionally, support will be provided to elderly individuals who have had to temporarily relocate to family members' homes outside their usual environment, ensuring continuity of care regardless of their residence.
The minister highlighted the work of the professionals: “It is a source of pride to see how the people of Madrid and social professionals give their best to care for others in the most difficult times.” She also expressed gratitude for “the extraordinary work and dedication with which they have cared for, day and night, the affected individuals, with invaluable affection.”
These actions are part of the extraordinary home assistance initiative and the reinforcement of the Advanced Teleassistance announced by the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, as part of the social recovery plan for the Sierra Oeste, which has an investment of 10 million euros. The supports will be compatible with the services and benefits that beneficiaries already receive through the System for Autonomy and Care for Dependency and other public resources.
The service is aimed at residents of the municipalities affected by the fire, such as San Martín de Valdeiglesias, where the public elderly residence of AMAS played a key role during the emergency. Interested individuals can obtain more information through municipal social services and the Madrid Agency for Social Care.
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