The Deputy of the Common, rafael yanesY Philip Afonsodeputy first to the high commissioner appointed by the Parliament of the Canary Islands whose purpose is to defend the constitutional rights and freedoms of Canarian citizens, recently visited the new facilities of the Association of Caregivers, Relatives and Friends of People with Dependence, Alzheimer’s and other Dementias (acufade), in The Victory of Acentejo. They were received by the general director of Acufade, Helen Philipand by the mayor of La Victoria de Acentejo, Juan Antonio Garcia Abreu (PSOE).
Yanes presented and delivered the Extraordinary Report on the Situation of the System for Autonomy and Dependency Care in the Canary Islands, in which the entity also participated. The general director of Acufade applauded the initiative of Rafael Yanes to get to know the new facilities, “since we think it is an extraordinary gesture.”
Helen Philip also highlighted the importance of the Report on Dependency of the Diputación del Comun, which he described as «a necessary and devastating document, which humanizes the data and which collects a multitude of voices and sources of information. It draws a very painful reality, but it also provides solutions for recovery and so that the people who care in the Canary Islands can effectively exercise their rights.
After the visit, Yanes and Afonso presented the results of the report and thanked the organization for its collaboration in drafting this document. «We wanted it to be participatory and to achieve this, entities from all the islands have collaborated. That is why we are now visiting all these associations to thank them for their work,” he assured. the Deputy of the Common.
since 2001
Acufade is a non-profit association that arises from a process of community intervention and socio-health coordination that began in 2001 in the municipality of La Matanza de Acentejo. After several years of work, on September 27, 2005 it was formally established. Its main objective is to promote the well-being of the elderly or dependent people, as well as that of their caregivers and families, through different areas of action such as the provision of services for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and the development of different Action projects Social. It was the first entity in the Canary Islands accredited for the provision of Services for the Promotion of Personal Autonomy through the catalog of services provided within the framework of the Dependency Law, both at the center and at home.
