The benefit of appointing a personal assistant will also apply to seniors in the Community of Madrid. The Independence and Dependency Care System’s catalog of services will extend its assistance to benefit more citizens. Therefore, by granting these grants, we contribute to financing the employment of these professionals who accompany the person in his daily life to help him in the activities or tasks that they perform. On the other hand, The life project in which preferences will be collected is integrated From everyone to be taken care of. These measures are being contemplated within the decree finalized by the regional government, which also includes an increase in the amounts and setting a maximum period for resolving requests depending on the dependency.
“The decree develops a catalog of home benefits including the personal assistant benefit, which is no It also extends to the elderly,” andThey explain from the Ministry of Family, Youth and Social Affairs. Before this update, this service was mainly intended for people with physical disabilities, now more situations will be taken into account when granting this assistance. This resource allows beneficiaries to gain independence by getting support to help them at work, home or in their personal lives, such as going to the doctor or going for a walk. Likewise, it allows family members to continue their routine.
To obtain a personal assistant number financing subsidy, it must be administered through personal independence promotion programs through non-profit entities or in companies that provide this service, as this number cannot be employed directly. The assistance will be paid monthly by the Community of Madrid, It is approximately 740 euros after sending proof of expenses.
The amounts will be updated in mid-2026, once the new decree is approved. So, “The maximum amount set by the state for hiring a personal assistant will be raised. “In order to promote the independence of persons with disabilities and elderly people in cases of dependency,” the Ministry explains. Along with these benefits, other benefits will be increased, such as care at the residence or care in the environment. Depending on the degree of dependency and income level, people with the third degree, who currently receive 747.25 euros per month, can receive up to 1,120 euros.
One of the other characters that will appear in the script will be Project Life. As already agreed in the Regional Council, through this tool, dependent people will be able to specify their preferences when it comes to receiving help from a personal assistant. As the Ministry’s sources explained, it will be the guide that professionals use to do their work, as it is in this tool “Pastes, routines” and other details you wish to detail will be recorded. In parallel, in the coming months it is planned to activate a Last Wills service where further considerations can be gathered about the life project that each person wishes to adopt.
Likewise, the regulations will include the specific regulation approved a year ago that specifies Training and experience requirements that these professionals must meet. To dedicate yourself to this profession, it is necessary in Madrid to accredit a minimum of 150 hours of experience that must correspond to performance as a personal assistant. To do this, employment contracts or issued certificates must be submitted showing the exercise of these tasks and specifying the period during which this work was performed.
On the other hand, to prove experience and track record, documentation proving this may be provided Receive specific training as a personal assistant. This must be a minimum of 50 hours in length and taught “after 30 May 2023, by an entity registered on the Register of Apprenticeship Entities for Employment, at state or regional level”. These regulations will apply temporarily until the central government establishes a common framework for the personality of a personal assistant.
The dependency decree will include further aspects such as setting maximum deadlines for resolving dependency requests. And so, in case Who are under three years of age People over the age of 90 should be treated within a maximum of three months. For people discharged from hospital after treatment, the period is reduced to 10 days. For his part, when someone participates in palliative care with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cognitive impairment or social impairment, action will be immediate. Another new feature is the recognition of automatic referral of benefits to hire a private service while waiting for a place in the public network or making assistance for day centers and home help compatible.
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