Pizza for everyone. In Bagno a Ripoli, near Florence, the local administration and the Red Cross created a project that provides free pizza door-to-door for the elderly. The target are old people who social ...
Taking care of an individual with Alzheimer’s becomes more difficult in the summer. The hot temperatures, the lack of daily routine, and less formality than usual, can all cause more problems for the caregiver ...
“Mariuccia's Dream” (“Il Sogno di Mariuccia”) is a unique short film. Given that its protagonists are older people with dementia. It was written by Michele Farina and will be premiered at the next "Alzheimer ...
In Italy, children can’t impede a marriage between their father and his caretaker, if he is user of an administrator of support. In Italy an administrator of support is a legal instrument that allows ...
It is estimated that domestic workers in Italy are 886,125. A number that, since 2007, has increased by 42%. 57.6% of them are cleaning ladies, while 42.4% caregivers. Considering the progressive population ageing process ...
An important discovery on Alzheimer's disease comes from Italy. A group of researchers at the University Campus-Biomedico, the National Research Council (CNR) and the IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, in fact, argues that the origins ...
The first retirement home for LGBT residents has been planned for Bologna. Following the examples that have already popped up in England, Spain, and Sweden, the facility in the region of Emilia-Romagna will be ...
One of the most effective non-pharmacological therapies for the psycho-physical well-being of individuals with Alzheimer’s is Horticultural Therapy. The cure of the garden offers two advantages. It offers the individual with dementia the opportunity ...
In Italy, it is not possible to install a camera in one’s home if the domestic worker is not in agreement. Installing a surveillance system is possible, but without violating the privacy and ...
Pronto-Badante (“Care-giver Hot-Line”) launched in the region of Tuscany, Italy. This regional program that responds to the need of citizens who desire home-based assistance for a family member who is not self-sufficient, is unequaled ...
