Barcelona to purchase 600 social robots to boost home care services
The project with a budget of almost €4 million has a possibility to extend with 1000 units if successful
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A robot to help the elderly eat
Covid concerns leave older people facing lonely Christmas
Friends of the Elderly postpone traditional Christmas lunches due to worsening pandemic
1,800 extra staff for care homes if second wave of Covid-19 hits
Contingency plan states that homes will have to keep beds and PPE in reserve
70% of care home residents with Covid-19 are asymptomatic
Study by Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital also finds 56% of care home staff with coronavirus show no symptoms
Covid-19 outbreak detected in Lleida as neighboring Aragon counties re-enter lockdown
Spanish government not considering re-activating state of alarm in event of new flare-ups unless serious surge in cases
Care home commission of inquiry unanimously approved in parliament
Proposed amendment by governing parties rejected by opposition parties
Catalonia's senior-most citizen survives Covid-19 at age 113
Maria Branyas, from Olot, could be world's oldest person to overcome virus
Prosecutor investigating handling of Covid-19 in seven Catalan care homes
Some 38 centers for elderly residents around Spain under investigation with possiblity of more being added next week
Pressure on government over elderly care homes continues
Minister admits they were "not prepared" and Barcelona mayor calls for urgent action
Coronavirus crisis shines spotlight on elderly care homes
362 senior residents have died due to covid-19 so far as management of caring for older generation tests Catalan authorities
Oldest person in Catalonia celebrates 113th birthday
"For her, it's as if the years don't pass by," says head of Olot nursing home where Maria Branyas has lived for past 20 years