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Autonomy and protagonism, keys to active aging
01.01.2015
Euskadi designs a plan to improve the living conditions of people over 65 years of age Housing, leisure, public spaces, health, economy and family, among the issues addressed
That future to which, half a century ago, thousands of people looked straight ahead, without fear but with misgivings, is the present for many of them. Specifically, for more than 440,000 Basques who have already surpassed the weighted barrier of 65 years of age. For...
The Basque Government has approved the decree on the Portfolio of Services and Benefits of the Basque Social Services System.
01.01.2015
The Basque Government has approved the decree on the Portfolio of Services and Benefits of the Basque Social Services System.
Decree on the Portfolio of Benefits and Services of the Basque Social Services System.
Summary
The Governing Council has approved today the decree regulating the Portfolio of Benefits and Services of the Basque Social Services system, which is the practical implementation of the right to social services and...
An innovative program of Matia Fundazioa achieves significant improvements in muscle strengthening and balance in the elderly.
01.01.2015
Improvements of around 18% in tests measuring balance and 32% in muscular strength have been achieved.
The main benefits are the reduction in the risk and number of falls.
Every year 150 Basques over the age of 64 die after suffering a fall in the home
(Donostia-San Sebastian, April 14, 2015). In its aim to achieve the maximum welfare of people in their aging process, Matia Fundazioa has launched an innovative program that seeks to...
Matia Fundazioa, an organization in solidarity with Alzheimer's disease
22.04.2014
Matia Fundazioa has joined the initiative "Solidarity with Alzheimer's" promoted by CEAFA (Spanish Confederation of Associations of Relatives of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias) as a solidarity entity.
This initiative aims to promote a State Policy on Alzheimer's disease, in line with what other countries in our environment have done, to address both the dimension of the disease and its consequences from an inclusive approach...
Matia Fundazioa nominated to the Pilares Foundation Awards for the Etxean Ondo and Euskadi Lagunkoia projects.
01.01.2014
(Donostia-San Sebastian, April 14). Matia Fundazioa has been nominated in five categories of the Pilares Foundation Awards for Good Practices related to the AICP" (Model of Integral and Person-Centered Care): Services or programs of care or intervention, Environmental and architectural design and actions, Support products and ICT, Organizational and/or methodological innovations and Research, evaluation and training programs. With these...
RAPP 3rd Technical Meeting in San Sebastian
01.01.2014
The RAPP project partners had a meeting last week in San Sebastian, Spain, at the MATIA Institute, and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) officially joined the consortium, now composed of 8 entities.
The meeting was the occasion for partners to discuss both the technical aspects of the project and the implementation of use cases. MATIA and ORMYLIA brought user requirements directly coming from their healthcare centres in Spain...