Centro Social Paroquial de Arões
Arões, Portugal
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Founded in 1987, Centro Social Paroquial de Arões is a charity based in Arões, Portugal working on elderly care, community development, poverty & hunger.
The Centro Social Paroquial de Arões is a non-profit Portuguese social solidarity institution (IPSS) founded in December 1987 and based in the parish of Arões, municipality of Vale de Cambra. It provides social care for older people and families in a rural, mountainous area with an ageing population and limited economic resources. Its services include a residential care home for older people, a home support service delivering meals and personal care, a day centre, and a social support service for vulnerable households. The organisation also runs community events and intergenerational activities. It previously operated a childcare centre (ATL) before closing it due to infrastructure limitations and changes in national social policy.
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Estrutura Residencial para Pessoas Idosas (ERPI)
Elderly care · Portugal
24-hour residential care home for older people in Arões, opened in August 2021 with capacity for 30 residents. Provides meals, personal hygiene, activity programmes, nursing care and medication administration.
Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário (SAD)
Elderly care · Portugal
Home support service for people in physical or mental dependency, including meal preparation and delivery, personal care, household hygiene, laundry, transport to medical appointments and medication administration.
Centro de Dia
Elderly care · Portugal
Day centre for older people in Arões providing daytime care, social activities and support to reduce isolation, with capacity for 10 users.
Serviço de Atendimento e Acompanhamento Social (SAAS)
Poverty & Hunger · Portugal
Social support service providing information, guidance and accompaniment to people and families in vulnerability, social exclusion or emergency, including beneficiaries of the Rendimento Social de Inserção, covering Arões, Junqueira and Cepelos.
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Câmara Municipal de Vale de Cambra, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Castelo de Paiva
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