Cantabria wants to be the first community to establish the quality of all schools dependency source: www.europapress.es
Cantabria aims to become the first autonomous to accredit the quality of all care facilities in the public system dependency. This was brought forward the Deputy Prime Minister Dolores Gorostiaga, for delivery to the Psychogeriatric Day Centre 'The Pine' in Santander's accreditation as a center of attention to the dependence set to the quality criteria established by the legislation.
These facilities have 25 seats, of which 23 are subsidized by the Cantabrian Institute of Social Services (ICASS).
This is the first center to receive this recognition, and from here, the objective of the Government of Cantabria is, as its Vice President, that the 135 aided schools and 4 public schools in the Community are "fully accredited" along this year, allowing it to be "the first region in Spain have proven the quality of all schools of public hospitals for dependents."
The procedure for accreditation is "complex" and requires a tremendous effort "by both the schools themselves, as administration, to achieve "the highest quality and the utmost professionalism possible." According
Gorostiaga, development and implementation of the Law Unit has demanded a "significant effort" organizational, budgetary and management of the government to "do increase the supply of public care spaces, both residential and day center."
SYSTEM "reach"
In fact, since 2003, the Government has created more than 4,000 public beds providing care for dependent, elderly / disabled. In total, more than 6,600 people are being currently served in nursing homes and day centers.
This was stated by the regional vice president, who also has said that at the moment are 17,000 recipients of benefits and services of the Law Unit and the forecast is to reach 20,000 users. Regarding
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48 facilities, which account for 1,014 seats, which are the result of an increase of 320 percent over those in 2003.
These data, as Dolores Gorostiaga, show that the Government has created a public protection system of "enormous significance" that has generated a network of very diverse and in which they are involved, and the administration, enterprises and professionals from various disciplines.
also explained that the Act requires management to give "one more step" towards the quality of care, based on "standard criteria" set by the Law Unit and the regional Social Services Law.
In this context, in early 2009, the regional government began regulating the procedure for accreditation of institutions and quality standards and, with the publication in April 2010 of the Order in question, was the first autonomous community to do so, as and it was in regular application procedure for citizens to benefit from the Act
The certification recognizes that an institution or social service previously authorized warranty of quality provided to users according to the criteria devised by the Department.
This is a "prerequisite" to be part of the Public Social Services Cantabria, in order to "guarantee the right of persons dependent on receiving adequate care," he pointed the Vice President.
is based on standards that cover aspects relating to "the infrastructure of schools, the number and qualifications of the professional model of care and quality of employment, among others.
During his visit to the center, Gorostiaga has been accompanied by the director general of ICASS, Maria Luisa Real, by the director general of Social Policy, Julio Soto, and members of management and professional staff of the Centre.
