CACI
Published 3 November 2026, 17:05
CACI — centro de atividades e capacitação para a inclusão (day activity centre for adults with disabilities)
A day centre where adults with disabilities come for activities. The aim is not treatment but to support independence and bring people into ordinary life: into the town, its places and its activities. The programme is tailored to what each person can do. Nobody stays overnight: residential places are provided by the lar residencial, and a separate flat with support by RAI.
Where you come across it. When there is an adult with a disability in the family and you need a daytime place rather than round-the-clock care.
Referrals and waiting lists are handled by the municipality's social services, Segurança Social or the centre itself; there is no national list. Places are scarce: according to the Carta Social for 2024, there are 842 services for adults with disabilities in total (CACI, lar residencial and RAI together), with 23,969 places.
Official website: cartasocial.pt/nomenclaturas-e-conceitos