Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2023 1:48pm
I cannot speak to your immediate area, as we are further north, but there are certainly care homes within our region. The majority of them are Spanish run, extremely efficiently I may add, and many of them cater for multi lingual residents, ie they have staff who can speak some English, although a command of Spanish would help.
I had to find a home at short notice for my mother some four years ago. Initially she had to enter a large Spanish home, where the majority of the clients were Spanish, but the care was excellent, albeit slightly aloof as there were so many residents. She stayed there as a temporary measure until a space became available at her preferred Residencia, which has only around 20 residents. Most of the staff are Spanish, including management, but most of them speak some English, although my mother is bilingual. There is onsite physiotherapy, medical care ( onsite geriatric nurse, doctor on call) . The larger home had onsite hairdressing also. Auxiliares 24/7 although reduced numbers overnight.
The cost is currently about 2800 Eu per month, plus medication costs if applicable, plus any personal expenditure she may have incurred. The cost rose after the Covid lockdown and the current rise in general prices, electricity etc as there is underfloor heating which must be costing them a fortune. She has a private room and bathroom en-suite and is helped to shower daily as she is wheelchair bound. They would be able to cope with early stage dementia, but doubt the facilities could comply with very serious conditions, although of course they do care for certain chronic situations.
The previous home, which was large as I said, had a wing on the first floor dedicated to those unfortunate enough to be seriously mentally affected.
There is a very large facility on the outskirts of Benidorm , Ciudad Patricia, which has onsite care and also assisted living facilities and caters for a multiplicity of nationalities. The website is very comprehensive.