Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats (La Torrassa, serveis a la dependència)

What Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats (La Torrassa, serveis a la dependència) does

Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats, operating as La Torrassa - Serveis a la dependència, is a private non-profit foundation (NIF R5800417G) established in 1987 as the social work of the Parish of Mare de Déu dels Desemparats in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. It operates an integrated Platform of Services for dependency care built around a Person-Centered Care (Atenció Centrada en la Persona - ACP) model. Core offerings include Residència Assistida La Torrassa (93 places, of which 80 are publicly funded/concertades and 13 private), Centre de Dia (50 day-care places, public and private), "Estem a Casa" housing-with-services (shared apartments and home-help), Entitat Tutelar (judicial guardianship services across Barcelonès and Baix Llobregat), and modular auxiliary services (assisted dining, hygiene, laundry, hairdressing, podology, equipment loan). It also operates under management contract the Residència Sacerdotal Sant Josep Oriol (70 beds, Les Corts, Barcelona). Differentiated components include Shared Living Units (Unitats de Convivència), the Naomi Feil Validation Method for disoriented elders, a restraint-free Nocturnal Disruptive Behaviors Unit, the ERELT Ethics Reflection Space, the award-winning GERAPP family-communication mobile app, and a 2026 incorporation into the European Mindsyst Data Space.

The business model rests on a combination of publicly funded placements through the Generalitat de Catalunya's SAAD dependency system, direct private-pay placements, guardianship subsidies from the Department of Social Rights, and managed-service/technical-advisory contracts with municipalities (notably Ajuntament de Barcelona) and ecclesiastical partners. Long-running institutional relationships — ISO 9001 since 2001 (upgraded to 2015), Joint Commission International accreditation (2005), and multiple ACRA and Avedis Donabedian quality awards — underpin eligibility for these public contracts and constitute a compliance moat. Recent strategic emphasis is on digital evidence infrastructure (Kit Espais de Dades, 2026) and on launching a comprehensive mental health care vertical with foundation grant support.

Revenue mechanics are subscription/recurring in nature, driven by monthly dependency-rate reimbursements, per-place private fees, and annual managed-service fees; specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The served customer base is concentrated on the Catalan public administration (Generalitat, Ajuntament de Barcelona) for the bulk of capacity, with private-pay families as secondary customers. There are no venture investors, no parent corporate owner, and the firmographics state 11 employees, which conflicts with the operational scope of a 93-bed 24/7 facility and an interdisciplinary 12-discipline team; this discrepancy is itself a data quality signal.

Name

Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats (La Torrassa, serveis a la dependència)

Legal name

Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats

Website

https://latorrassa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Catalan non-profit foundation operating a Platform of Services for dependency care: assisted living (93 places), day care (50 places), home/shared housing, guardianship (Entitat Tutelar), and modular supports for elderly and intellectually disabled persons across Barcelonès and Baix Llobregat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Elderly and Dependency Care Services

NAICS

Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based / Nonprofit Assisted Living Providers (HLADABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF) (HSABAIAL), Personal Care & ADL Assistance (bathing, dressing, toileting, mobility) (HLADAGAA), Live-In Care (Single Caregiver, 24-Hour Presence) (HSABAHAB)

Keywords

• Assisted living services
• Elderly care services
• Day care services
• Guardianship services
• Dependency care services

Headquarters

HQ city

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Publicly Funded Residential Care: The majority of residential beds (80 of 93) are publicly funded (concertades) under agreement with the Generalitat de Catalunya. Revenue is received through public funding based on care dependency levels under the Catalan SAAD system.
2. Private Pay Residential Care: 13 of 93 residential beds are private (private pay), generating revenue directly from individuals or families at market rates.
3. Day Care Services (Centre de Dia): Day care services with 50 places, available in both public and private modalities, serving elderly people over 65 who need daytime supervision and care support.
4. Entitat Tutelar (Guardianship Services): Guardianship services for persons with judicial support measures, subsidized by the Generalitat de Catalunya's Department of Social Rights since January 2014. Serves elderly and people with intellectual disabilities in the Barcelonès and Baix Llobregat regions.
5. Estem a Casa - Shared Housing and Home Care: Shared housing for elderly who need supervision (Compartim pis) and home care services (Ajuda a domicili) offered at the person's own home, available 24 hours, 365 days per year. Revenue model combines public funding for some placements and private payment for others.
6. Modular Services: Auxiliary services including assisted dining, personal hygiene, laundry, hairdressing/barber, podology, and loan of technical and sanitary materials. These services are available to both residents and external users.
7. Housing Management for Ajuntament de Barcelona: Management of housing with services for the Ajuntament de Barcelona, and technical advisory to the prosecutor's office in incapacitation processes for Barcelona City Council.
8. Adapted Clothing Store: Sale of adapted clothing for people with reduced mobility or disability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Torrassa provides a Platform of Services for dependency care centered on elderly and dependent persons, delivered through an assisted living residence (93 places, 80 publicly funded and 13 private), a day care center (50 places), a "housing with services" program including shared apartments and home care, and a guardianship entity for persons with judicial support measures. The model is grounded in Person-Centered Care (Atenció Centrada en la Persona - ACP), supported by an interdisciplinary team and modular auxiliary services such as assisted dining, personal hygiene, laundry, podology, and hairdressing.

Product overview

La Torrassa operates as a Platform of Services for dependency care, comprising a multi-service ecosystem built around a Person-Centered Care (ACP) model. The core offerings include: an Assisted Living Residence (93 places), a Day Care Center (50 places), 'ESTEM a CASA' housing with integrated services, and a Guardian Entity for persons with legal support measures. These are supported by modular services (assisted dining, hygiene, laundry, podology), specialized units (Nighttime Disruptive Behavior Unit), an Ethics Reflection Space, and digital tools including the GERAPP mobile app for family-professional communication. The platform also manages the Residència Sacerdotal Sant Josep Oriol. The foundation's approach centers on autonomy promotion, individualized care plans, and comprehensive bio-psycho-social support delivered through interdisciplinary teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Entitat Tutelar: Guardianship entity providing support to elderly and intellectually disabled persons with judicial support measures, serving Barcelonès and Baix Llobregat regions
• Centre de Dia
• Estem a Casa
• GERAPP

Products and services

• Residència Assistida La Torrassa Assisted living residence with 93 total places (80 publicly funded under agreement with the Generalitat de Catalunya and 13 private) providing bio-psycho-social care for elderly persons with focus on autonomy, individualized care plans, and the Person-Centered Care (ACP) model. Open 24 hours, 365 days a year.
• Centre de Dia Day care center with 50 places (public and private) for elderly persons aged 65 and over, providing restoration, stimulating activities, physical and leisure programs, and access to residence services. Provides daytime supervision, stimulation, and respite for caregivers.
• Estem a Casa - Vivenda amb Serveis Housing with services program comprising two initiatives: Compartim pis (shared apartments for elderly requiring supervision) and Ajuda a domicili (home help services). Provides 24-hour assistance, meals, activities, and personal care services to support autonomous living at home.
• Entitat Tutelar Guardian entity service for persons with judicial support measures, serving elderly persons (65+) and persons with intellectual disabilities. Provides legal representation, rights protection, welfare support, and development assistance across the Barcelonès and Baix Llobregat regions.
• Serveis Modolars Modular auxiliary services offered to both residents and external users, including assisted dining, personal hygiene services, laundry, hairdressing and barber services, podology, and loan of technical and sanitary equipment. Capacity: 46 places.
• Gestió Residència Sacerdotal Sant Josep Oriol Managed residential service for Residència Sacerdotal Sant Josep Oriol, located in Barcelona's Les Corts neighborhood with capacity for 70 persons. Operated as part of the foundation's Platform of Services using its care philosophy and interdisciplinary model.
• Comprehensive Mental Health Care Project (Projecte d'atenció integral en salut mental) Comprehensive mental health care service for persons with judicial guardianship measures, persons with disabilities, and persons with serious mental health disorders. Provides personalized, ongoing support to guarantee rights, favor well-being and autonomy, and promote social inclusion through coordinated work with social and health services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked 6th out of 209 centers in external quality evaluation by Generalitat de Catalunya (Year 2000)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fundació "la Caixa"coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Fundació "la Caixa" provided support to the Entitat Tutelar (Guardianship Entity) of La Torrassa, reinforcing the entity's work with persons in situations of vulnerability. This collaboration enables continued personalized, ongoing support to served persons, favoring their autonomy, protecting their rights, and supporting decision-making in areas where accompaniment is needed. The intervention follows a person-centered model adapted to each situation and coordinated with different social, health, and community services.
• Fons d'Acció Social de la Sagrada FamíliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Supported a new comprehensive mental health care project for persons with judicial support measures from the guardianship entity, persons with disabilities, and persons with serious mental health disorders. The project aims to provide more tailored care, favor well-being and autonomy, guarantee rights, and promote social inclusion through coordinated work with social and health services.
• Naomí Feil / Validation Method practitionersminorOthers · 1 April 2016Training collaboration for the Validation Method of Naomí Feil — a communication methodology for working with disoriented elderly persons. 30 members of La Torrassa's staff were trained in April 2016 over two days.
• CEAR - Committee of Ethics (with La Llar Terrassa and Residència Montsacopa Olot)minorOthers · 1 January 2016La Torrassa participates in a cross-residence ethics committee (CEAR) together with La Llar (Terrassa) and Residència Montsacopa (Olot), meeting quarterly to work on care processes from an ethical perspective and develop shared protocols.
• Ajuntament de L'Hospitalet de LlobregatminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016RESORT Project (Corporate Social Responsibility): Development of an improvement plan for the implementation of CSR behaviors in SMEs, supported by the Economic Promotion Area of L'Hospitalet City Council.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Department of Social RightscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore public partner providing ongoing subsidy for the Entitat Tutelar (since January 2014) and public placement agreements for residential (80 of 93 beds) and day care services under Catalonia's dependency care system (SAAD). Also provided funding for HVAC system improvements at the residence.
• Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Research InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement between the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute and Fundació Mare de Déu dels Desemparats for research activities in the field of aging and care.
• Ajuntament de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for management of housing with services (Gestió d'habitatges amb serveis) for Barcelona City Council and provision of technical advisory to the prosecutor's office in incapacitation processes.
• ACRA (Associació Catalana de Recursos per a l'Autonomia)minorOthersSector association membership and participation. La Torrassa has received multiple awards through ACRA (2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016) and participated in ACRA's Public-Private Cooperation Observatory.
• European Commission - Project SeniorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Torrassa was a pilot center for the European Project Seniority, applying new technologies in the dependency care sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Clariane (formerly Orpea): Major European operator of long-term care facilities including residences with significant Spanish presence. Comparable to La Torrassa as a platform provider of residential, home care, and specialized services for elderly and dependent populations across multiple European countries.
• Caser Residencial: Spanish operator of residential centers for elderly people with national coverage. Comparable to La Torrassa in offering assisted living and day services but as part of an insurance group (Caser) rather than a faith-based nonprofit foundation.
• Ballesol: Spanish operator with multiple residential centers for elderly persons across Spain offering assisted living, day care, and specialized dementia care units. Comparable core service portfolio to La Torrassa though as a private for-profit chain.
• DomusVi: Spain's largest private operator of assisted living residences and day centers with hundreds of facilities nationwide. Directly comparable to La Torrassa's core residential and day-care services but at vastly greater scale, and as a private for-profit operator rather than a nonprofit foundation.
• Amma Centros: Spanish chain of assisted living residences offering residential, day care, and home care services across multiple regions. Comparable platform to La Torrassa's integrated Platform of Services for elderly and dependent persons in Spain.
• Colisée (formerly SAR): European operator of care homes and home care services with Spanish operations providing assisted living and specialized elderly care. Comparable as a multi-service dependency care provider with national reach beyond Catalonia.

Direct peers

• Matia Fundazioa: Basque nonprofit foundation providing integrated care services for elderly and dependent persons including housing with services, day care, and residential care. Highly comparable as a Spanish faith/values-rooted nonprofit foundation operating a similar Platform of Services model.
• Fundación Purísima Concepción: Spanish nonprofit foundation providing residential care, day care, and social services for elderly and dependent persons, including specialized dementia units. Directly comparable as a similar nonprofit assisted-living provider with analogous services and certifications.

Others

• ISS Healthcare Spain: Provider of facility services and healthcare support to elder care operators and hospitals in Spain. Comparable as a peer enabling service layer for social and healthcare institutions, particularly relevant given La Torrassa's outsourcing of administrative functions.

Regional players

• Centre de Vida Independent La Fundació: Catalan nonprofit organization providing services for elderly and dependent persons including residential, day care, and home care in Catalonia. Directly comparable to La Torrassa as a similarly-situated Catalan nonprofit foundation serving dependency care through a platform model — note that La Llar Terrassa also participates in the CEAR ethics committee with La Torrassa.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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