Totally dedicated to caring for others, in many cases caregivers are invisible in society. Working with families affected by Alzheimer's disease since 2013, the main objective of the Fundación Pasqual Maragall is to improve the quality of life of the diagnosed person but also the well-being of their carer.

What the project involves

To assist in this situation, the Fondazione Pasqual Maragall designed a virtual programme to provide training and emotional support to carers of family members suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

In Spain alone, there are more than 900,000 people suffering from Alzheimer's, which means that almost 3,500,000 are affected in some way by this disease, considering their direct relatives. Hence the importance of developing programmes such as this to give visibility and support to carers and mitigate the effects that caring has on their lives.

Expected Outcomes

  • Improving the quality of life of the person with Alzheimer's and their carers
  • Lightening the burden of care
  • Creating a network among caregivers
  • Developing new soft and hard skills

The beneficiaries

Since 2021, when the online support programme started, Fundación Pasqual Maragall has assisted 483 caregivers in the 57 groups organised. Thanks to this programme, it is estimated that almost 1,500 people across the country have benefited indirectly (people diagnosed with Alzheimer's and other family members).

 

Project name: Cuidar de los que cuidan
Proposing organisation:  Fundación Pasqual Maragall
Area of intervention: Health & Welfare
Country: Spain