Torrevieja City Council has approved the project for the future “Tomás Ballester Herrera” day centre for people with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
The project was approved this morning by the Local Government Board and represents a major step towards delivering one of the most important social and healthcare infrastructures planned for the municipality.
The new centre will involve an investment of more than €10.8 million and will provide Torrevieja with a modern, specialised facility designed to support people with neurodegenerative conditions, as well as their families and carers.
The councillor-secretary of the Local Government Board, Federico Alarcón, said the approved project includes a total investment of €10,856,623, including VAT, highlighting the scale of this strategic initiative to strengthen the city’s care network.
Promoted in collaboration with AFA Torrevieja, the centre will be built in Sector 25 of the General Urban Development Plan, opposite Quirón Hospital. It will stand on a plot of almost 8,000 square metres and will have a built area of around 2,700 square metres.
The building has been designed to provide spacious, accessible and fully adapted areas for users.
The centre will be organised into three main functional areas.
The first will be the access and administration area, covering more than 400 square metres. It will include a reception area, offices, a multi-purpose room for professionals and an assembly hall, among other facilities.
The second will be the general services area, covering almost 500 square metres. This section will include a dining room, kitchen, laundry, staff changing rooms and logistical areas essential for the daily operation of the centre.
The third will be the specialised care area, which will cover more than 1,000 square metres and form the core of the facility’s care services. It will include activity rooms, rehabilitation areas, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, a medical consultation room, a psychological support office, as well as complementary services such as hairdressing and podiatry. It will also have adapted toilets and geriatric bathrooms.
The approval of the project is a key step in responding to one of Torrevieja’s main social demands by creating a specific resource for people with neurodegenerative diseases, while also offering essential support to families and carers.
The centre’s design is based on a comprehensive care model, with modern and safe facilities created to encourage stimulation, autonomy and wellbeing for users at all stages of the disease.
Torrevieja City Council said the approval marks a firm step towards providing a structural response to a reality that is increasingly present in the city. Alzheimer’s does not only affect those diagnosed with the disease, but also completely transforms the lives of their families.
The future day centre has been conceived as a space for care, professional support and relief for those who have spent years facing the illness with great effort and, in many cases, limited resources.
