The Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa intends to expand the island's public socio-health network with new infrastructure aimed at improving care for dependent elderly people. In this context, the island Corporation has acquired a property located on Calle Norte, corner of Brasilia, in Arrecife, which will be transformed into a residential resource with capacity for a minimum of 18 places.
The project involves an investment of 1.9 million euros, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (Next Generation EU), and will allow for the adaptation of a building composed of nine dwellings to convert it into a socio-health facility designed according to the new model of long-term care, focused on people, their needs, preferences, and well-being.
The property acquired by the Cabildo will consist of nine two-bedroom dwellings, distributed over three floors, and will be designed to house a minimum of 18 people organized into three co-living units of six residents, within an assisted cohousing model.
The president of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, accompanied by the vice-president of the island Corporation, María Jesús Tovar, and the Minister of Social Welfare and Inclusion, Marci Acuña, recently visited the property to learn about its characteristics and assess the necessary actions for its conversion into a socio-health facility. During the visit, the island representatives highlighted the importance of continuing to generate public resources that allow for responding to the increasing demand for specialized care and offering dignified, accessible, and adapted residential alternatives for dependent individuals.
Oswaldo Betancort emphasized that “today is a day of profound social emotion. We are announcing the second property acquired with funding from the MRR funds and intended for the implementation of new socio-health infrastructures. And we do so with the conviction that expanding the public network is not just about creating places, but about transforming the way we understand care.”
Betancort added that “what we are promoting is an infrastructure conceived from the outset so that the elderly can continue to develop their lives in a close, safe, and comfortable environment, maintaining the maximum possible degree of autonomy and participation.”
“We want Lanzarote and La Graciosa to be a benchmark of dignity and well-being, and we are doing so under an idea that defines our present and future identity: ‘Lanzarote and La Graciosa, islands of care’. Being the islands of care means understanding that no one should be left behind and that social well-being is not an expense, but one of the most important investments that a public administration can make,” added the president.
An island strategy to expand and transform the socio-health network
This action is integrated into the program ‘Equipment for person-centered care’, financed by the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (Next Generation EU), within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
The vice-president of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, María Jesús Tovar, highlighted that “from the Cabildo we are working so that people's well-being is the axis of our policies and so that Lanzarote moves towards a more human, accessible care model adapted to different situations of dependency. Each new place represents an opportunity to improve the quality of life of users and offer greater peace of mind to their families.”
For his part, the Minister of Social Welfare and Inclusion, Marci Acuña, explained that “the transformation of this property will allow the launch of a new residential resource for dependent elderly people, increasing the response capacity of the island network and advancing in the creation of spaces designed to offer personalized care adapted to each person.”
Acuña added that “this action is part of a broader plan that includes the incorporation of new residential and day care places, as well as the adaptation of existing resources to a closer, more flexible long-term care model focused on people's needs.”
It should be noted that this property in Arrecife is part of the set of four buildings selected by the Insular Governing Council, including the property acquired in La Vegueta, with capacity for between 20 and 30 public places, which will be used for a socio-health day care center for dependent elderly people. Together, these actions will allow for the incorporation of approximately one hundred new residential and day care places in Lanzarote through the acquisition and adaptation of properties for the elderly and people with disabilities.
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