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ON-GOING PROJECTS

• TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL COMISSION
  Date: 2010
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Toni Rivero, Joan Carles Rovira. 
  Funding: IMSERSO
  Summary: Technical support to the Comisión Técnica de Valoración y dinamización de los grupos de trabajo. This comission is a technical body that brings together IMSERSO and the spanish autonomous regions for the monitoring, evaluation and formulation of proposals in regards to the assessment of the official situation and the organisation of staff and assessment procedures.

• PLATAFORMA E-HEALTH PARA UN ENVEJECIMIENTO SALUDABLE
  Date: 2009-2011
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Toni Rivero, Joan Carles Rovira,  Xavier Rojano, Marta Roqué, Gabriela del Valle, Laura Coll, Sara Domenech, Marco Inzitari, Alex Domingo. In cooperation with: Informática y Comunicaciones Avanzadas (ICA), Nvision, Nuk consultants, Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
  Funding: Convocatòria Avanza 1/2009. Proyectos tractores de I+D
  Summary: Design and trial support of an teleassistance and telecare integrated expert system for prevention of dependence and promotion of personal autonomy of the aged living in the community.
  
  
• PLAN DIRECTOR DE FORMACIÓN EN PROMOCIÓN DE LA AUTONOMÍA Y ATENCIÓN A LA DEPENDENCIA
  Date: 2010
  Staff: Toni Rivero- Gabriela Gómez-Jordi Gonzàlez-Sara Domenech- Alex Domingo
  Funding: Ajuntament de Sant Boi de Llobregat
  Summary: Strategic and operative planning of training for the promotion of autonomy and services for the dependent. Training is aimed at health and social services professionals, service providers and dependent people, informal caregivers and representative associations.
  
  
• EFFORT
  Date: 2008-2010
  Staff: Mercè Pérez
  Funding: European Comission
  Summary: Ethical Frameworks for Telecare Technologies for older people at home (EFORTT) is concerned with the implications of the introduction telecare in the homes of the elderly. In-depth qualitative research methods will deepen the understanding of ethical issues raised by these developments and will develop qualitative approaches to understand the making of practice around telecare in both preventive and responsive modes. It will also develop deliberative approaches to the making of remote care policy at a European level by separately recruiting citizens’ panels of older people and carers in each partner’s region.
  
  
• HELPS (EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR PROMOTING HEALTH OF RESIDENTS IN PSYCHIATRIC AND SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTIONS)
  Date: 2008-2010
  Coordination: Ramona Lucas
  Funding: European Comission
  Summary: The overarching aim of HELPS is to improve the physical health status of residents with mental disorders, mental disability or dependency living in social and health care institutions. HELPS will develop and implement a physical health intervention tool to be used in such institutions as a major step towards protecting human rights and dignity of residents living in social and health care institutions.
  Website: www.helps-net.eu
  Project brochure (PDF format): Català Castellano Euskara English
  

FINALISED PROJECTS

• XISSAP IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS
  Date: 2009
  Staff: Toni Rivero
  Funding: Àrea de Benestar. Diputació de Barcelona
  Summary: Development of a recommendation document for the improvement of the XISSAP software (Social Services Primary Attention Information Network) of the Area de Bienestar de la Diputación de Barcelona.

• INTEGRATION OF THE 39/2006 ACT WITH BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES
  Date: 2009
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Rosa Maria Alemany, Gabriela Gómez, Jordi González, Alex Domingo
  Funding: Àrea de Benestar. Diputació de Barcelona
  Summary: Elaboración de un documento de trabajo en relación a los retos limitaciones y problemas que presenta la integracio´n de la Ley 39/2006 en la actividad de los servicios sociales básicos, teniendo presente el despliegue de la Ley 12/2007 de Servicios Sociales de Cataluña. En el documento se abordan tres cuestiones principales: el impacto sobre las organizaciones y los /las profesionales de los cambios en los perfiles de usuarios de servicios sociales; las cuestiones no resueltas de la integración de los procedimientos administrativos; la regulación del derecho subjetivo al servicio de ayuda a domicilio en Cataluña.

• TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE PRODEP PARTICIPATION BOARD
  Date: 2009
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Mercè Pèrez Salanova, Toni Vilà, Alex Domingo
  Funding: PRODEP. Generalitat de Catalunya
  Summary: Technical support and work group improvement for the PRODEP participation board in order to diagnose and give recommendations for the deployment of the 39/2006 Act in Catalonia

• SCENARIOS FOR
  PARA LA PLANIFICACIÓN TERRITORIAL DE SERVICIOS DE AUTONOMÍA Y ATENCIÓN A LA DEPENDENCIA EN LA PROVINCIA DE BARCELONA, 2009-2015
  Date: 2008
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà, Marta Roqué, Alex Domingo
  Funding: Àrea de Benestar. Diputació de Barcelona
  Summary: Follo
  Proyecto para formular escenarios territoriales de los beneficiarios de la Ley 39/2006 de promoción de la autonomía y atención a las personas con dependencia en Catalunya. Mediante la explotación del modelo MEDASS de microsimulación territorial, se hace una estimación a partir de las hipótesis del Libro Blanco de la situación de dependencia (2004) del número de personas beneficiarias potenciales de los servicios de atención a la dependencia, así como la demanda de servicios en horas de atención, haciendo una comparativa con la oferta exsitente de servicios públicos y privados.
  Link: http://www.diba.cat/servsocials/dependencia/escenaris.asp

• ESTUDIO DE NECESIDADES SOCIOSANITARIAS EN ESPAÑA
  Date: 2007-2008
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Toni Rivero, Marta Roqué, Alex Domingo,
  Funding: Convocatoria I+D. IMSERSO
  Summary: Construcción de un modelo de microsimulación estática de las necesidades sociosanitarias en España y en las Comunidades Autónomas a partir de las altas hospitalarias. La hipótesis que fundamenta el modelo consiste en que existen una serie de diagnósticos, principalmente en personas de 65 y más años, que pueden ser atendidos satisfactoriamente por los recursos sociosanitarios.
  
  
• STUDY OF PUBLIC SUPPORT TO NON-PROFESSIONAL CARE TO DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN BARCELONA
  Date: 2008-2009
  Staff: Toni Rivero- Gabriela Gómez-Jordi Gonzàlez-Sara Domenech- Alex Domingo
  Funding: Àrea de Benestar de la Diputació de Barcelona
  Summary: Study of public support to non-professional caregivers in relation to their current needs. The study aims to analyze the public service demand of non-professional caregivers and their perceptions about available resources and possible improvement actions or new service creation.
  
  
• ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION AND PROPOSALS FOR LONG TERM CARE IN CATALONIA
  Date: 2008-2009
  Staff: Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Departament de Salut
  Summary: Collaboration with the "pla director socio-sanitari" of the Departament de salut in the analisys of the long term care model in Catalonia, its situation and new proposals of change.

• ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS FOR GERIATRIC CARE IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
  Date: 2008-2009
  Staff: Adela Boixadós, Antoni Salvà
  Funding: Asociación Vasca de Geriatría y Gerontología
  Summary: Study which analyzes the current situation of the care for the elderly in the Basque Country in all its aspects, proposing actions that may improve it.
  
  
• IMSERSO 2007-2008 AGREEMENT
  Date: 2007-2008
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà, Marta Roqué, Laura Coll, Xavier Rojano
  Funding: IMSERSO. Ministerio de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales
  Summary: Technical support to the deployment of the Dependence Law in Spain.
  
  
• 2007 OBSERVATORY OF THE SERVICES SECTOR FOR THE DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN MATARO AND MARESME
  Date: 2007-2008
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Marta Roqué
  Funding: IMPEM. Ajuntament de Mataró
  Summary: Second study of the situation and perspectives of ocupation and activity of the entities that provide care services for dependent people in the territory. Information based on an specific questionnaire that covers topics related to activity, occupation level, job profiles and the assessment of the sector's problems, training needs and the anticipated impact of the dependence law.
  
  

• SUPPORT TO THE START UP OF THE ASSESSMENT TEAMS FOR THE DEPENDENCE LAW IN CATALONIA
  Date: 2007
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà
  Funding: PRODEP. Generalitat de Catalunya
  Summary: Support to the process design of the SEVAD, assement of their function and creation of improvement mesures.

• 2006 OBSERVATORY OF THE SERVICES SECTOR FOR THE DEPENDENT PEOPLE IN MATARO AND MARESME
  Date: 2006-2007
  Staff: Toni Rivero. Marta Roqué
  Funding: IMPEM. Ajuntament de Mataró
  Summary: Study of the situation and perspectives of ocupation and activity of the entities that provide care services for dependent people in the territory. Information based on an specific questionnaire that covers topics related to activity, occupation level, job profiles and the assessment of the sector's problems, training needs and the anticipated impact of the dependence law.
  

• TRAINING FOR THE ASSEMENT TEAMS OF THE DEPENDENCE LAW IN CATALONIA
  Date: 2007
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà, Joan Carles Rovira, Xavier Rojano, Elena Fernandez
  Funding: PRODEP. Generalitat de Catalunya
  Summary: Ttraining the course for the assessment staff for the Dependence Law in Catalonia
  
  
• STUDY OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO DISABILITY AND DEPENDENCE
  Date: 2005-2006
  Staff: Toni Rivero
  Funding: : Beca FIS
  Summary: Project leaded by the Health Department of the Generalitat de Catalunya in order to study the factors which are related to disability and dependence in Spain and its geographical distribution.
  
  
• ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION AND IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS FOR THE GERIATRIC ATENTION IN THE FUNDACIÓ HOSPITAL ASIL DE GRANOLLERS
  Date: 2006
  Staff: Antoni Salvà, Adela Boixadós
  Funding: : Fundació Hospital Asil de Granollers
  
  
• CHRONIC DISABILITIES ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT
  Date: 2005-2006
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà, Marta Roqué
  Funding: : Imserso
  Summary: Development and validation of a chronic disabilities assessment instrument.
  
  
• MICROSIMULATION OF SUPPORT SCENARIOS FOR THE PLANNING OF THE LAW OF DEPENDENCE IN CATALONIA
  Date: 2006
  Staff: Toni Rivero
  Funding: : Prodep. Generalitat de Catalunya
  Summary: The aim of this project is to territorialize the predictions od the Libro Blanco de la Dependencia in relation to elegible people -according to severity rate- for the law of dependence in Catalonia, as well as the corresponding assignations of services and/or benefits.
  Publication: You can download the full report in the Prodep web site
  
  
• IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEPENDENCE LAW IN SPAIN: MICROSIMULATION OF TERRITORIAL SCENARIOS
  Date: 2005-2006
  Staff: Toni Rivero, Antoni Salvà, Marta Roqué
  Funding: : Own
  Summary: Report sponsored by Agrupació Mútua, which includes a estimation of the number of dependent people in Spain.
  Publications: Book Escenarios territoriales de la Ley de apoyo a las personas con dependencia en España, see the publications section.
  
  
• SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ELDERLY WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS IN SPAIN
  Date: 2003-2004
  Coordinator: Toni Rivero
  Funding: : Edad & Vida
  Summary: Document of analysis of the state of the art and the organisational model of the care of the dependent people in Spain.
  Publications: The document can be downloaded in Edad & Vida's website.