The entity receives the award in the Third Sector category (Autonomous Scope) for its pioneering model of Integral Health Care for people with intellectual disabilities.
Fundación Personas, a reference entity in Castilla y León dedicated to the care of people with intellectual disabilities and their families, has been recognized with the first prize in the Third Sector category (Autonomous Scope) of the SUPERCUIDADORES 2025 Awards that distinguish initiatives that improve the quality of life of the elderly, people with disabilities and/or in a situation of dependence.
The recognition is awarded to the ASI Program (Integral Health Care), an innovative model that provides more accessible, effective and humane care to people with intellectual disabilities thanks to the adaptation of hospital protocols, cognitive accessibility, the ASI Card and clinical coordination through the figure of the nurse case manager, in collaboration with the public health system.
The award was collected by Carlos Martín Pérez, president of Fundación Personas. Daniel Clavero, general manager, and Elena Mellado and Dulce de la Rosa, members of the Board of Trustees, also attended the ceremony on behalf of the organization.
Since its launch, ASI has promoted the improvement of care in healthcare centers in Castilla y León, starting its implementation in the Río Hortega University Hospital in Valladolid and progressively extending within the Persona Plan of the Regional Ministry of Health, with the aim of consolidating a standard of inclusive care throughout the network.
Carlos Martín Pérez, president of Fundación Personas:
“This award recognizes the value of putting the focus on care for those who need it most and encourages us to continue professionalizing care with quality and human warmth. With ASI we are making healthcare more accessible and friendly for people with intellectual disabilities, in alliance with the public health system and its professionals.”
Carlos Martin, President of Fundación Personas, collecting the 1st Supercuidadores 2025 Award:
About the ASI Program
The ASI Program (Integral Health Care) is a pioneering model that guarantees equitable, accessible and humanized public care for people with intellectual disabilities and/or ASD. It was born in 2016 after a participatory process with families, healthcare professionals and the third sector, and is based on three pillars: right to equal health, cognitive accessibility at all levels of care and effective socio-health coordination.
About Fundación Personas
Fundación Personas is a reference entity in Castilla y León with a social base of 3000 families and dedicated to the care of people with intellectual disabilities. Created in 2008 by five associations ((ADECAS Guardo, ASPANIS Palencia, APADEFIM Segovia, ASPRONA Valladolid and ASPROSUB Zamora) in the region, its purpose is to accompany people in all stages of their lives, providing the necessary individualized support, allowing them to develop their life project in a full and satisfactory way, with a vocation for social transformation. It has more than 2,000 professionals and provides daily assistance to 2,300 people with disabilities in 140 locations and 100 operational centers in Castilla y León.
About the SUPERCAREGIVERS Awards
Now in their 11th edition, the awards recognize since 2015 individuals and entities (family and professional caregivers, Third Sector, companies and administrations) for actions that improve the lives of older people, with illness, disability and/or dependence, providing external validation and national visibility for transferable programs aligned with the humanization of the healthcare system. THEIR MAJESTIES THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN HAVE EXERCISED THE Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain have held the Honorary Presidency of these awards in previous editions.
