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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.

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 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.

 Year: 2024 - Status: In progress

There is evidence that most of us want to grow old at home. However, as we get older and require more support, the limitations of our context make it difficult to continue our life project.

 Year: 2024 to 2025 - Status: Finished
  Professionals: Juan Albarrán, Elena del BarrioGorka Alías, Gorka Urdampilleta

#100Fluencers is a pioneering initiative promoted by MatiaZaleak whose main objective is to raise awareness and transform the way ageing and older people are represented in digital media.

 Year: 2023 - Status: In progress

Within the framework of the Lugaritz supported housing, Matia has launched the Lugaritz Living Lab project.

 Year: 2023 - Status: In progress
  Professionals: Elisa Berrios

The care ecosystem of Orio was born with the aim of transforming the reality of care systems in the town of Orio in a participatory and feminist way. For this, a first year of participatory process is formulated with the starting signal offered in Zaintzak Plazara (March 17).

 Year: 2023 to 2027 - Status: In progress
  Professionals: Sara Marsillas

We are proud to be part of PAAR-Net: Participatory Approaches with Older Adults, an international research network supported by COST Action (CA22167) and coordinated by Jagiellonian University in Kraków.

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 Year: 2023 to 2024 - Status: In progress
  Professionals: María Muñoz Ezkergain

Sexuality is a fundamental part of our lives. Being able to live our sexuality freely, as well as being a right and a key aspect of health, is also the source of many of our life's wellbeing and pleasures.

 Year: 2023 - Status: In progress
  Professionals: Marta Moreno Fernández

The Deba care ecosystem was born to transform the reality of the care systems in the town of Deba in a participatory and diverse way.

 Year: 2022 to 2025 - Status: In progress

Helduak Zabaltzen is an initiative promoted by the Basque Government and Euskofederpen, to facilitate the transformation and adaptation of the model of Social Centres for the Elderly, as well as to accompany them towards digitalisation.

 Year: 2022 - Status: Finished
  Professionals: Iraide Robles, Elisa Berrios

BabeSarea is a research and social experimentation project created to develop and design Day Centre services integrated within a global logic of local ecosystems of long-term care.

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