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Annual Report 2019
The CIEN Foundation is a pioneer center in Spain in which to comprehensively ad- dress the consequences that Alzheimer’s disease causes both on patients and their family environment. Since its opening in 2007, the CIEN Foundation, located at the neighborhood of Vallecas, Madrid, seeks to respond to the social health project proposed by the Alzheimer Project of the Queen Sofia Foundation.
A reference center in Europe on Alzheimer’s disease research
Only two institutions in Spain participate in the European Un-
ion Joint Programming for Disease Neudegenerative Diseases
(JPND): CIEN Foundation and CIBERNED. Its excellent infra-
structures, modern methodologies and cutting edge technol-
ogies at their disposal as well as the available critical mass of
researchers were the criteria most valued by representatives
of this organization after being proposed by the Carlos III Institute of Health.
In addition, both CIEN Foundation as CIBERNED are integrated into the internation- al Network of Centers of Excellence in Research on Neurodegeneration (COEN), mostly composed by European research centers.
An innovative, integrated vision of the fight against Alzheim- er’s disease
The CIEN Foundation and the Queen Sofia Foundation share a common perspective on action in relation to Alzheimer’s disease: This disease requires a comprehensive approach model where research should be one of the fundamental pillars. The leading exponent of this integrative model is the Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, where the main backbones of Alzheimer Project converge.
• A live-in residence for 156 Alzheimer’s patients.
• A day-care outpatient center for 40 Alzheimer’s patients.
• An Alzheimer’s research center: the so-called Alzheimer’s Project Research Unit (UIPA), managed by the CIEN Foundation.
• A training center for healthcare staff, relatives and volunteers.
The management model implemented by the Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center has sought to summon the will and interests of all parties involved: Admin- istration (State, Regional and Local) and civil society. For this reason, the manage- ment of UIPA, devoted to research, was assigned to the CIEN Foundation, while the Ministry of Family and Social Affairs of the Region of Madrid is responsible for healthcare and training activities.