Barrika Barri is already greater than age.

18, 1039 families.

-residence held its eighteenth anniversary inviting residents of the village of Barrika about San Fermin developed.

– music, cider and canapés dieronn welcome residents, relatives and neighbors who attended, with the only condition to bet that day by the white and red.

-1,039 families have trusted in this residence. Its oldest user just turned 100 years and is in the residence since its inception in 1993.

– Barrika Barri is has transformed with the age to adapt to the demands of society. Now the hot water comes from solar panels and residents use digital whiteboards for the enhancement of their development are cognitive.

– your bet by the quality pushed them to obtain the ISO 9001 quality standard in caring for older people, ISO 14001 for the environment, not to mention standard OHSAS 18001 management systems, prevention of risks labour.

Barrika, July 2011- despite the fact that their corridors are stained Canas, this month meets his majority of age. Residence Barri Barrika in the Euskoges-Olympia Group held on 6 July its 18 years of existence. Nearly two decades in which its walls not only stored memories, but have been witness to the healthcare revolution that has undergone the Center, always with the improvement of the quality as a standard.

an appointment for which wanted to create an annual feast. Thus, on Wednesday was ahead of San Fermin and Barrika is teñó of white and red for a few hours. Our aim is to integrate the residence in the town, on the day to day. In doing so have decided to open the doors of the residence this day and invite the people of the people and families to celebrate with us that we are over the age of ”, explains Idoia Barrón Ortiz, head of time free from the residence.

music, canapés and cider for everyone with a single condition: that attendees come with the traditional colors of the feast.


18 years of adaptation and innovation.

born in 1993 with a degree under the arm. Barrika Barri held the position of being the largest in Bizkaia 105 beds private residence. The Center is no longer transformed since then. A change which has become visible due to the bet has been made to adapt the residence before the changes that society demands.

a good example of this is the application of technology to develop and maintain the cognitive development of their users. What was unthinkable became reality when residents began to work with computers. Technology adapted for them through digital whiteboards and multimedia classrooms, which used to read the newspaper, see pictures or perform exercises that activate your mind and senses. A pioneering system that have already been incorporated into the residences Kirikiño and Olimpia (in Bilbao), both members of the Group Euskoges – Olympia.

improvements based on innovation which highlights the install solar thermal (solar panels) has meant a saving of 50% of the fuel for the water supply needs hot the last few years. An initiative which forms part of the Strategic Plan of group Euskoges, with the aim of systems of quality management and economic sustainability. And it is that no centre of these features and dimensions as committed to quality management, the environment and renewable energy sources.

, Barrika Barri has been a pioneer in the implementation of the ISO 9001 standard for quality in the care for elderly, ISO 14001 environment with Foundation Euskalit (Basque Foundation for quality) for its commitment to excellent management and total quality shown (based on the EFQM model). A bid to improve also abalada by certification of standard OHSAS 18001 management systems, prevention of occupational risks, with which we have implemented management systems in the field of health in the workplace, improving the safety of professionals and users of the residence.


space to live and enjoy.

residences are no longer what they were. Back they have left the image which in earlier times transmitted from such centres. The perception has changed and these places have become a second home for the elderly where reigns the proximity between the staff and users. A close relationship which professionals motivate stay extended as a temporary, as well as in those cases in which new entrants by postoperative or injury recovery.

centres where the space and light are vital. So at least they did understand from Barrika Barri, counting facilities with close to 4,000 square metres with access to green and garden areas so that the elderly could enjoy a climate and healthy environment. Facilities that have been modernized and expanded with the construction of a 200 square meter module for people with a higher degree of dependence. It sought to improve important aspects such as the comfort and accessibility, as well as control and surveillance for his health and cognitive situation need these people.