Planet Cergas Videos
Through the Planet Cergas Videos our researchers illustrate some of the most relevant projects they are conducting and explain the main evidence obtained through such projects.
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Dementia is a leading cause of #dependency and mortality in older populations. In Italy, about 1.2 million people are affected by dementia and this number is expected to increase. A project called “Better at Home?” coordinated by Elisabetta Notarnicola, PhD for the CERGAS research center with Eleonora Perobelli, Simone Manfredi, Michela Meregaglia, and Andrea Rotolo, and supported by Fondazione Ravasi Garzanti, observed that there are several reasons behind the choice of caring for an older relative at home. First, the “Ageing in Place” vision increasingly encourages older people to remain in their own homes and keep in touch with their local communities. Second, it is quite common for older people to live in houses large enough to accommodate a caregiver too, which is what older people generally prefer. Third, there is a widespread problem of long waiting times or high fees for accessing nursing or residential homes and difficult barriers in accessing formal #CareServices. The project estimated an average total yearly expenditure of €14,000 per person, of which social costs amounted to around €11,000. These are almost entirely incurred by #families that have to hire a home assistant.