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| The building, built on a municipal plot, became operational on September 1 and has the capacity to serve a total of 60 people, although currently has a maximum capacity of 40 people, due to the health crisis | The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, together with the Councilor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, the president of the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients in the Region (Afamur), María Teresa Palacín, and the director of the entity, Inocencia Gil , visited this morning the new headquarters and therapeutic center in Afamur, which came into operation on September 1 and is built on a 1,835-square-meter plot of land donated by the City Council.“Today, World Alzheimer's Day, Murcian society recognizes the important work of Afamur, the first association in the Region that saw the need to strengthen support for people with Alzheimer's and their families 27 years ago, a pioneering entity that currently it provides coverage to about 200 people, including relatives and patients, ”said José Ballesta.During the visit, organized on the occasion of World Alzheimer's Day, which is celebrated today, September 21, the Murcian councilor added that “the new center represents a qualitative leap in improving the quality of the service provided, thanks to the new facilities and outdoor spaces ”.

Specifically, the building is located on Calle Velázquez in the district of El Puntal, close to a tram stop.1,000 of garden and 750 m2 built on the ground floorThe center, which consists of a 750-square-meter basement and a large 1,000-square-meter outdoor space, where a garden will be set up for outdoor therapies, has the capacity to serve a total of 60 people, although it currently has a maximum capacity of 40 people, due to the health crisis.

Since it opened, it is already serving 16 people.The new building, constituted as the entity's Day Center, is built on the ground floor, on an area of ??750 square meters.

A total of 13 professionals work there - including psychologists, physiotherapists, nurses and social workers - who carry out two activities: cognitive stimulation and group physiotherapy.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia