Palma will have 320 new social and healthcare places with six day centers, a residence and a supervised home

PalmPalma will significantly expand its social and healthcare network with the creation of 320 new places distributed across six day centers, a residential care home, and a supervised living facility. The Councilor for Families, Social Welfare, and Dependency Care, Sandra Fernández, presented the Palma Social and Healthcare Infrastructure Plan this Wednesday in the Palma City Council's plenary hall. The plan aims to address the increase in dependency and correct what she described as the "discrimination" the city has suffered.

The plan sets four main objectives: to strengthen the care network for people in situations of dependency; to guarantee territorial equity and ensure services also in the poorest neighborhoods; to respond to the growing demand resulting from the aging population; and to adapt resources with "planning tailored to real needs." Among the planned actions, the construction of a supervised residence in FEMU stands out, with 30 supervised places and 20 places for social and healthcare use, depending on the needs, in addition to a 30-place day center at the same location with an investment of 1.8 million euros. A day center is also planned for Joan Miró Street (2 million euros), another in Son Quint (Sa Vileta) with 30 places and an investment of 1.5 million euros, and a day center in Son Fangos, also with 30 places and a budget of 1.5 million euros. The plan is completed with a day center in Sant Jordi, with 30 places and an investment of 1.8 million euros – expected to open in 2029 – and with the future Cas Pastor residence in Son Anglada, which will offer 120 places and represent an investment of 17 million euros. This residence is scheduled to open in 2031. Dependency situation

The councilor emphasized that the objective is to strengthen the network of care for people in situations of dependency, as well as to guarantee that the entire municipality has access to these services. According to Fernández, in the field of social services, needs are many and constantly changing, so these new facilities aim to serve the dependent population, although, she acknowledged, meeting all needs is "very difficult." She detailed that in Palma, a total of 2,339 people were awaiting dependency assessment at the end of 2025, representing nearly half of the waiting list for the entire Autonomous Community. This figure, she asserted, is lower than the waiting list recorded at the beginning of the legislative term. For his part, the president of the Council of Mallorca stressed that the plan represents an "unprecedented" investment and will allow Palma to "make up for lost time" in this area. In his opinion, these investments are "very late" as a consequence, he said, of the "negligence" of previous legislatures. The mayor of Palma echoed this sentiment, welcoming these investments, given that the city "needs more facilities after the deficit of previous years" and considering the population growth experienced by the Balearic capital.