Andorran PS Councillor Questions Government on Sociohealth Readiness for Ageing Population by 2040

Laia Moliné, general councillor for the Social Democratic Party (PS) parliamentary group, has filed written questions with the Andorran government to assess the sociosanitary system's readiness for population ageing and growing dependency demands through 2040.

Her inquiries demand updated projections for residential places, day centres, and home care needs in 2030, 2035, and 2040. She seeks current occupancy trends for contracted sociosanitary places over the past five years, alongside waiting list figures broken down by moderate dependency, severe dependency, and hospital patients needing transfer. Moliné also requests average wait times for residential spots, day centres, or intensive home care, plus the number of hospital beds occupied last year due to unavailable residential or sociosanitary options.

The new Encamp residence features prominently, offering 120 residential places including 66 contracted by the government. Moliné asks if this will cover projected dependency increases over the next decade and what staffing levels it will require, covering TCAI aides, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other roles.

She probes staffing conditions in current centres, including whether mandatory minimum ratios of care staff per resident exist, what they are, and the enforcing authority. Absent such standards, she questions if regulations should introduce them to protect care quality and resident safety. Current average ratios for nursing and TCAI staff across day, evening, and night shifts in contracted facilities are also requested.

Moliné highlights workforce shortages, seeking estimates of current deficits in TCAI aides, nurses, and other professionals, plus data on departures from the sector over five years and identified causes. She asks the government's assessment of housing costs, living expenses, and affordable accommodation access on recruitment and retention.

Additional questions target nursing training capacity—whether it suffices for future demands and if expansions in places, scholarships, or incentives for key roles are planned—and the preferred care model: residential growth, enhanced home care, day centres, or a combination. She requests forecasts for public spending on dependency services, residences, home care, and sociosanitary infrastructure.

Finally, Moliné asks what risks the government sees in developing new residential capacity without securing adequate staffing.

The PS maintains that ageing poses a structural national challenge needing sustained planning, robust public services, and a strategy ensuring dignified care for dependents alongside fair conditions for staff. No government response has been issued.