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.
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: 2025 to 2026 - Status: In progress
Year: 2025 - Status: In progress
Professionals: Verónica Lozada Paz, Nerea Etxaniz, Penélope Castejón, Cristina Buiza, Miren Iturburu, Erkuden AldazJavier Quintas, Mirene Iraola, Maialen López, Maddalen Cárdenas, Carmen Hernández
This is an action-research project based on participatory methodologies, through which it is intended to help each person living in an IASS residence to develop a quality life, a chosen life, without leaving the community to which they belong and with the support and care they need.
Year: 2025 to 2026 - Status: Finished
This work aims to support the Basque Government in designing the new Strategy from a comprehensive, diverse, accessible, personalised and participatory approach.
Year: 2025 to 2026 - Status: In progress
Through focus groups (held in both San Sebastián and Wales), the aim is to answer the research question: What do unpaid carers of people with dementia think about the current options for valuing their time in economic assessments?
Year: 2025 - Status: Finished
The project aims to foster engagement, participation and reflection with the Zumaia Care Working Group regarding the town’s needs for the establishment of a centre offering care-related services.
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: 2024 to 2026 - Status: Finished
How is a care ecosystem built in a rural population of nafarroa? What are the characteristics they share and what are the realities that need to be addressed and transformed?
Year: 2024 - Status: In progress
The OREKA project aims to develop an intelligent solution that identifies unstable situations that could result in falls, sending alerts to healthcare staff and caregivers to prevent falls in the intermediate care hospital setting.
Year: 2024 to 2025 - Status: In progress
Professionals: Idoia Beobide, Alex FerroJavier Alaba, Carolina Machiñena, Idoia Beobide, Gorka Urdampilleta, Estibaliz Aguado
This study will analyse the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify predictive factors of clinical, functional and cognitive decline in a representative sample of older people living in residential care homes in Gipuzkoa.
Year: 2024 to 2025 - Status: In progress
Sustraiak is a project by Matia aimed at transforming the care model towards Person-Centred Care (PCC), ensuring that each individual can make decisions about their life and support based on their values, wishes, and needs.