The Lanzarote Cabildo has commenced this week the construction of the new High-Requirement Senior Residence and Day Centre in Tahíche (municipality of Teguise), a long-awaited project that will provide modern facilities guided by a person-centred care model, with timelines, budgets, and technical specifications already defined. Below, we present some key aspects of the project.
Upon completion, this sixth residence owned by the Lanzarote Cabildo will offer places and care programmes; specifically, the centre will have 125 places in total, comprising 75 high-requirement socio-healthcare places and 50 day-care facilities. Consequently, the socio-healthcare places provided by the institution will exceed one thousand.
A model of living units (also referred to as “mini-residences”) has been chosen: each unit will accommodate a maximum of 15 residents, with private (or predominantly private) rooms, adapted bathrooms, and shared living spaces, fostering a more domestic atmosphere rather than an institutional one.
The communal areas will include therapeutic zones, stimulation rooms, social work, psychology, and physiotherapy services, alongside amenities such as a café, hair salon, chapel, dining room, and outdoor spaces (patios, terraces) to enhance natural ventilation, light, and social interaction.
The residence will consist of four interconnected buildings, designed so that each block can operate autonomously in terms of living arrangements, yet remain linked for common services. Traditional Canarian architectural criteria have been incorporated into the design, both aesthetically and in terms of materials, ensuring the structure harmonises with the Lanzarote environment.
The new centre must comply with the criteria set by the Agreement of the Territorial Council of Social Services and the System for Autonomy and Attention to Dependency, as well as the requirements of the Regulatory Regulation for Centres and Services of Attention to Dependency in the Canary Islands.
Regarding sustainability, the project was tendered with quality demands for the spaces (lighting, ventilation, thermal comfort) that include adequate insulation, outdoor areas, and it is noted that the technical reports adapt the project to current European standards.
Costing €16M and constructed by Satocan
The contract was awarded to SATOCAN, S.A. for an amount of approximately €15,104,004.01 plus €1,057,280.28 in IGIC, amounting to around €16.2 million according to various sources.
The construction is estimated to take 24 months once works officially commenced this week.
It is noteworthy that a previous contract (with a different company) was rescinded due to non-compliance during the previous term, and the current government group launched a new tender “in record time,” as explained by the Cabildo, which believes that the project materialises “long-standing promises” thanks to the “rectification of previous failed management, and a commitment to improving socio-healthcare services in Lanzarote and La Graciosa.”
