The initiative, championed by municipal group spokesperson Alejandro Marichal, aims to define a shared roadmap that ensures the continuity of socio-sanitary projects already underway, managed by the Department of Social Services and The Elderly, regardless of the political affiliation of future governments.
Marichal stated: «We want this motion to set the roadmap for elderly policy for the coming years, and for all political forces to commit to completing what we have started and developing all that still needs to be done».
“"If all administrations row in the same direction, we will be closer to offering our elders the care they deserve."
The proposal includes promoting specialized centers for people with Alzheimer's in Aldea Blanca and San Fernando, advancing the project for the future Elderly Residence and its adjacent day center, and requesting the Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the Government of Canarias to definitively incorporate this infrastructure into the III Canary Islands Socio-Sanitary Infrastructure Plan to facilitate its funding.
This initiative continues the work developed during this term by the Social Services and The Elderly area, which has driven the drafting of the residence project, held meetings with the Cabildo de Gran Canaria to achieve its inclusion in socio-sanitary planning, and reserved 18 million euros to guarantee the construction of the building should it not be possible with regional or island financing.
The motion addresses an increasingly urgent need, as Gran Canaria has an estimated deficit of 1,400 socio-sanitary places. The construction of an elderly residence is a long-standing demand in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, supported by 7,101 neighborhood signatures and the recent request from the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients Afa Alma's to accelerate resources for those affected by this disease.
Alejandro Marichal concluded: «Care for our elders must become a municipal commitment. What matters is not who governs, but that there is shared planning that allows these projects to become a reality and offer families the resources they have been demanding for years».
