Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Arganil
Arganil, Portugal
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Founded in 1647, Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Arganil is a faith-based organisation based in Arganil, Portugal working on elderly care, health, children & youth +4 more.
Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Arganil is a Portuguese private institution of social solidarity (IPSS) founded in 1647 as a Catholic brotherhood. Based in Arganil, it provides social care, health and education services for the municipality and the surrounding region. Its services include a nursing home (ERPI), a day centre, home support, a continuing care unit (UCCI), physiotherapy, a leisure centre for children aged 6 to 13 (CATL) and a social canteen network. Its history includes the Condessa das Canas hospital, which operated under its management until 1974 and was then nationalised.
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ERPI Lar (nursing home)
Elderly care · Portugal
Collective residential care for older people who cannot remain in their own homes, with a Snoezelen sensory room.
Centro de Dia
Elderly care · Portugal
Daytime services and activities for older people in Arganil and Secarias, with family support.
Serviço de Apoio Domiciliário
Elderly care · Portugal
Home support for dependent people, including personal care, meals and occupational activities.
UCCI (Unidade de Cuidados Continuados Integrados)
Health · Portugal
Continuing care unit offering medium-term rehabilitation, long-term maintenance and palliative care within the national continuing care network.
CATL (Centro de Atividades de Tempos Livres)
Children & Youth · Portugal
After-school leisure and development activities for children and young people aged 6 to 13.
Rede Solidária de Cantinas Sociais
Poverty & Hunger · Portugal
Daily meals for people in economic hardship or social vulnerability under the national emergency food programme.
Academia Condessa das Canas
Arts & Culture · Portugal
Intergenerational cultural academy that shares knowledge, preserves traditions and runs cultural activities.
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Instituto da Segurança Social (ISS, IP), Administração Regional de Saúde do Centro, Unidade Local de Saúde
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