Proximity Services for ageing people with special needs - INTRAS

Proximity Services. New Opportunities in ageing of dependant people

NEED DETECTED. RURAL AREA

Increase of the quality of life (hope) Proximity Services in rural environments

Most part of services in urban areas
Increasing ageing of population and career
Isolation

NEED DETECTED. COORDINATION between Public services and Local Stakeholders

PROXIMITY SERVICES SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, PERSONAL ASISTANCE SERVICES FOR INDEPENDENT LIFE. IT´S A SERVICE PROVIDED…

By a profesional named Personal Asistant
Who helps or collaborates in daily tasks of a dependant person with the aim of helping him/herto develop his/her life project
At the concrete place selected by the person, in his/her community, promoting personal autonomy
Personal support: dressing, personal cleaning, alimentation,…
Homework support: Preparation of food, shopping, cleaning, house mainteinance, …
Accompaining Measures: At home, at workplace, in the street, travels, leisure
Transport support: visiting the doctor, family, general
Communication support : Signal language, alternative ways of communication
Resource management, documentation

PERSONAL ASSITANCE AS NEW POSSIBILITY OF EMPLOYMENT FOR SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Training
Consultance
Management of Personal Plan of Life
Car renting

CLEANING AND TRANSPORT: Profesional Cleaning Services of houses and public community buildings in rural areas, Transport Services for daily activities for dependant persons

CATERING AND TECHNOLOGY: Support of New technologies to help people living at their homes in rural areas, Profesional food delivery services: proximity food

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

1. Person centered attention… but also centered in their own

2. Opportunity to retain population on rural areas through generating employment attending dependent people through Proximity Services

3. Personal Assistant undefined as key figure to promote independent living, aslo for people with disability.

4. Professional management of key proximity services: transport and community services

5. Use of new technologies and new attention models

6. Collaborative approach

7. Innovation in social processes and FLEXIBILITY of resources to attend the different needs in a changing society community