{
  "id": 1238382,
  "title": "Orihuela City to get New 40-Place Disability Care Home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/orihuela-city-to-get-new-40-place-disability-care-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T08:27:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Leader",
    "slug": "the-leader",
    "url": "https://theleader.info/2026/08/16/orihuela-city-to-get-new-40-place-disability-care-home/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Orihuela, a city in Alicante province, is set to receive a new 40-place residential centre for people with disabilities as part of a major expansion of the public social care network. The facility will be built in the former asylum on Avenida Duque de Tamames. The Valencian Government has allocated €5.9 million for the project, which is currently under tender. Construction cannot commence until a contract is formally awarded.\n\nA €350,000 renovation budget has also been set aside for an existing social care facility in Orihuela, making it the largest allocation in the province. This funding, along with a separate €1.83 million regional grant programme for social infrastructure, will aid councils and social organizations in financing projects related to construction, renovation, and equipment.\n\nThe generalitat, the regional government, also plans to renew the management contract for an existing nursing home in Orihuela. This will result in increased staffing levels, particularly in nursing assistance and frontline care roles, as well as enhanced services in physiotherapy, psychology, social work, and occupational therapy. Each resident will be assigned a dedicated professional, and new measures will address support during medical appointments and provide specialist training for staff dealing with behavioral difficulties.\n\nThese projects are part of a broader regional program to build 24 care centers and create 1,800 public places across the Valencian Community by 2026. The investment in Orihuela's care services is significant, but several improvements are contingent on tendering, contract awards, and other administrative procedures. Despite these pending tasks, the expansion aims to address the ongoing concern of the shortage of publicly funded residential places for people with disabilities, as many families struggle to secure a spot for their loved ones in these facilities.",
  "summary": "Orihuela is set to benefit from a major expansion of Alicante province’s public social care network, including a new residential centre for people with disabilities. The new Orihuela facility will be situated in the former asylum on Avenida Duque de Tamames, in Orihuela city. The Valencian Government has allocated €5.9 million for the 40-place facility, […] The post Orihuela City to get New…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}