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TORREVIEJA UNVEILS MAJOR NEW INVESTMENT IN €8M A L Z H E I M E R ’ S D AY C E N T R E
orrevieja City Council has presented plans for the new Tomas Ballester Herrera Day Centre, a major facility dedicated to caring for people with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
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The centre will be located in Sector 25, opposite Quiron Hospital, where it will occupy a 2,700 m2 building on a 7,900 m2 plot. Designed to support at least 100 users, the project carries an estimated budget of e7–8 million. Currently being drafted by architect Francisco Juarez, the project is due for completion in April 2026, after which construction - expected to take one year - will be put out to tender. The future centre will be divided into three core areas: an administration and access zone, a general services section, and a large specialised care wing equipped with physiotherapy cabins, rehabilitation rooms, occupational therapy spaces, treatment rooms, and facilities for psychological, medical, podiatry and hairdressing services. Mayor Eduardo Dolon said the centre responds to one of Torrevieja’s key social needs, offering both high-quality care and crucial support for families. AFA Torrevieja, which currently has a waiting list of 30–35 people, welcomed the project as an urgently needed resource for the growing number of residents in the area who are currently affected by Alzheimer’s.