Be created or adapted more than 1,100 beds in nursing homes, day centers, services, promotion of personal autonomy or in private accommodation
The Government has increased by 79% the budget unit in 2009 and the 2010 budget increased by 36 percent
Murcia community is already 24,147 people who have recognized the right to benefit from this Act
The government delegate in the Region of Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, along with the Minister for Social Policy, Women and Migration, Joaquín Bascuñana and Cehegín Mayor Jose Soria Garcia, have laid the first stone of the new Day Care Center Senior of the municipality which will provide 40 places for assistance, which will create 30 jobs under the Plan E.
Specifically, the Government of Spain allocated 900,000 euros to the new Day Centre, in the investments being made by projects in the area of care for dependents under the special fund dependence Stimulus Plan for Economy and Employment ( Plan).
The Government delegate explained that the new Day Centre for Older people have a classroom for activities of occupation of the day, a recovery room, physical therapy, a multipurpose dining area and a number of consultations for physicians, podiatrists and psychologists can serve in the best conditions for these people.
Similarly, González Tovar has clarified that the construction of new Day Centre for Seniors is funded almost entirely by the Government of Spain.
The IMAS, meanwhile, helps with 94,000 euros and the City Council giving the solar Cehegín for municipal construction.
EUR 11.6 million E Plan for dependents
The Government delegate stressed that the Law Unit is part of the policies of Zapatero's government to secure and strengthen the welfare state in Spain, implementing effective social policies to help people who have more difficulties.
In this sense, González Tovar recalled that the Ministry of Education and Social Policy (these latter responsibilities currently undertaken by Health and Social Policy), signed on 11 March with the Autonomous Community of Murcia an agreement by the Government of Spain this autonomous community intended to 11,630,800 euros for development projects providing care for dependents under the special fund dependence Stimulus Plan for Economy and Employment (Plan E).
Through this special fund, financed Murcia this year investments in new facilities, services and places for the care of dependent people and modernizing and adapting existing facilities and services.
These investments will result in the creation or adaptation of 1,135 places for people dependent on residences, day or night, in services to promote personal autonomy and private accommodation.
The implementation of these projects, which have been chosen by the regional government, will create nearly 600 jobs in the Region of Murcia, a community in which there are currently 24,147 people who have recognized the entitled to benefits under Dependency.
Also conducted concerts of new services for dependent care and programs to improve the infrastructure of home help services and transportation services.
In addition, the Region of Murcia funded 65 programs for training professionals and caregivers who will have 780 seats.
The Government delegate also pointed out that these 11.6 million euros in addition to the funding of Murcia citizens receive from the Government of Spain for the development of Law Unit.
It is recalled that in 2008, the MEC committed over 21.7 million euros to the autonomous community in this connection.
This special fund of E Plan, 400 million euros, adding to the overall financing of the Law Unit.
Thus in 2009, the Government of Spain will dedicate more of 1,558 million unit, 79% more than last year.
In addition, the General State Budget for 2010 have increased the budget for the development of the Law of the Unit by 36 percent over the current year.
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia