The Geography of Frail Ageing in Italy: Longevity, Non-Self-Sufficiency and Implications for Assistance Benefits
Carlo Maccheroni, Roberta Pace, Giuseppe Venere · 2026
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Carlo Maccheroni, Roberta Pace, and Giuseppe Venere map the geography of frail ageing across Italy, in 2026 work. Italians live exceptionally long lives, yet long life often arrives with disability, many coexisting conditions, and dependence on others for daily tasks. The study joins official demographic, health, and welfare data to show how those burdens spread unevenly across regions and between men and women.
North-south gaps stand out, with southern regions carrying heavier frailty and stronger pressure on care systems, and older women facing the greatest vulnerability. Longer survival, the authors show, does not mean healthier survival in much of the country. They argue that long-term care planning and assistance benefits should be shaped region by region, not by one national template. Joining health and welfare indicators can then steer resources more fairly.
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| CREATOR | Carlo Maccheroni, Roberta Pace, Giuseppe Venere |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 62282 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |