The current social context has led to a profound change in the ways people relate to each other.
Projects
Research
The Matia Gerontological Institute is the unit of Matia Fundazioa dedicated to creating applicable knowledge and its dissemination in society (R+D+i). A unique centre in the Basque Country, with 10 years of experience.
The objective of this Institute is to collaborate in the definition of new models of prevention, care and health, as well as in providing support during the changes associated with ageing and the development of business projects that add value and quality to ageing, creating new solutions based on the knowledge of each of the members of the foundation.
Year: 2026 - Status: In progress
Year: 2026 - Status: In progress
Care ecosystems are based on the development of local initiatives and projects that enable more personalised, flexible care that is closely linked to the community, with the aim of ensuring full citizenship for everyone, including those who require long-term care.
Year: 2026 - Status: In progress
The Basque Strategy for Older People 2026–2029 sets out strategic priorities for action, around which various activities are carried out within the flagship
Year: 2026 - Status: In progress
Year: 2026 - Status: In progress
Ageism, understood as discrimination based on age, is a structural and normalized form of social exclusion that particularly affects older adults and remains largely unrecognized.
Year: 2025 - Status: In progress
Hariak HUB is a technical support and knowledge centre within the Hariak Strategy, designed to support initiatives and projects that align with its objectives and adhere to the Strategy.
The main functions of this HUB are:
Year: 2025 to 2027 - Status: In progress
Profesionales:
This project is a mixed-design cross-sectional study of people who have had a stroke and their primary caregivers to identify the needs of stroke survivors after hospital discharge and propose solutions to the most prevalent unmet needs.
Year: 2025 to 2026 - Status: In progress
This project is being developed at the request of the City Council of Donostia/San Sebastián, as part of its interest in gaining a deeper understanding of the contribution that new housing alternatives—such as the Lugaritz model—make to the well-being and quality of life of people who need suppor
Year: 2025 - Status: Finished
Awareness of the importance of social relationships in people’s lives—and the shortcomings in this area—has been growing in recent years.
Year: 2025 to 2026 - Status: In progress
Matia is taking part, alongside 12 other care organisations in Gipuzkoa, in the ‘En clave compartida’ project, which focuses on co-design and co-production of support and care services.