biostudies-literatureUnknown40(11)Matascioli FMinistry of Health<h4>Objectives</h4>A national survey was conducted in the Italian Day Care Centers hosting people with dementia (DCCs). This national survey aimed to describe the characteristics, the organizational structure and the opening period during the COVID-19 pandemic of the DCCs.<h4>Methods</h4>A list of all national DCCs was provided by representatives from each Italian region. The online questionnaire consisted of two main parts: a profile section (location, access) and a data collection form (organization, services, treatments, activities, and any discontinuation of the services due to the COVID-19 outbreak).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1084 DCCs were included in the study after verifying their actual capacity to accommodate persons with dementia. Overall, 443 facilities (41%) completed the profInternational journal of geriatric psychiatrye70172https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12644971biostudies-literatureA National Survey of Day Care Centers Hosting People With Dementia in Italy.PMC12644971Montani FTPullano GMauri MPorro ATonelli TZonda EPorro GSmaranda RSDel Re EDi Fiandra TBattigaglia MCBotrugno PGirelli PBoschi FCrespolini RAGaleaz FNeri GPoliziani DDeho MRStracciari AColombo LAabid HForesta RApuzzo AFacchinetti EFrancescone FGilli MFabrizi ETrabucchi MFaverzani MMiracca AGuidotti VTaiocchi NScarpini AD'Angelo RScalmana SRana DRGuadagnoli MBoldori GGrandi NPapagni LCiprelli AMisto ELandoni FD'Elia CBacigalupo IGambino MDi Palma ACoppede GGhielmetti DLocuratolo NPezzoni DChiti AMeddi VCormio FMolteni GSimeoni SOgniben FCatone ACrotti BRillo VMartinelli AMScopetta GSalvi EGaleone MALorico FGasparini MAbbati GMonzini MManganelli FMartina EMirarchi IVanacore NAversa GLupinetti MCOttolini ASpinelli ALMagnani PPedroni SMagnani SFerradini ABerardinelli MMiotti VFasson EMagliocchetti CCappa RCurtale ARoccia GArzano ALongo APiri MBartorelli LCozzari MPastore SBonfanti CSigurta FDFranchi PBaglioni SGiaretta BCapelli ISako AMori VPanetta VFranchi AGambina GChierici LDi Staso AFalanga AMFerlinghetti MSBianchi CTagliavini MSalimbeni ICorona RBelotti GTonelli CAmorosi ABirra EIndino AMAmerica CMarzinotto SCirelli RFacheris EStarcich BPermanent Table of the National Dementia Plan Study GroupDi Soccio GBenigni GAVuolo GMartella PBresciani VBernini PLogroscino GMadrigali SCangelosi DSecchi SLosi VMuti EPiantoni LRubatta GBosio MParini FSpolador GMichelotti NColombetti RGiaccone MZavaritt APitton EPalei SPiras SPalazzo SMiceli MGhisetti MAVisini MLupi GPaciaroni LMone PMason SSeghezzi CPigni VMasera FDazzani SMarino MPra SDFunto AGreco AGulisano CCamnasio TRanxha DTanghetti PBasoni PRanzani PBrugnara FTagliani SLubian FPazienza LGloder ACorbellini LGozzer ASchmidt KMarra CVercesi CPruzzo MPasteris VSandri DGaleazzi SPetrini CTosoni FZecca ABiselli EPocaterra MRaggi GCostantini MAchilli DVercesi PBattilana MFerrari GTurra ETrequattrini AGiorgi GSpiga DGainotti SBellinelli SBruni ACMazzoni MGabelli CMarson VMazzucato MCorso MMilan GDalle Nogare EBiffi AFariello FDe Vanna FGiotti CPersavalli DOnofrj MMainini MMazzurana GDel Toro CFranchini CDel Barba SAbbatecola AMBattocchio PDella Vedova GPivetta FBajko DEGasparre ALombardi AFittipaldi BPirani ACafarra PRossi FRusso GPozzarini EVagnozzi SSensi SRusso MBargagli AMMinuti ALMatascioli FCarnevale GRendina EGiovetti FBasso CMissora SGeroldi CBaldassarre LEpifani LLisanti FTarantino SMastromattei ABisaccia MFontana BDi Costanzo AZubelli SColussi CMolinari SSicilia LGuaita AMilana GPaolucci SVentura MALasagna TMelendugno ACipriani GMemeo EMango FGalletti RGaleotti FCappello DGVilla PANegroni ENegri ALusetti DBacci EBernardi MPCandido SMassaro CPicchioni ELosito GMaria Grazia Panetta VLZeppa GCirasino DLSpadin PMassaia MAvaro GPea LZangelmi LFabbo AMatera ABrunenghi AMCappelletti VDe Patre PPanni BPonte ARoma MLoss EDCCs Study GroupMelani CPatricelli MLidonnici ETurco SCanevelli MTozzi PMazzoleni FSchiavon DMeloni SGiaquinto FMusso MDe Falco GMascagni MFrancalanci STrentin DRodino BSantacroce RBiondi NBernardi MAdami Idi Cicco GGiannotti RMDella Gatta FRiolo AGigli ACCabras RMatera MBoccolieri GBrandolini AZorloni LIzzicupo FBlandi LMeazza GRocco AGMillia CCVisigalli APierobon CRiva LHaag FAngheben ESgromo DFelicioni DManelli BSartori DCucca NMattioli LMedri SSeganfreddo MMemoli LNapolitano ACostantino GParisi FGiovannini VPerugini BVanneschi SMPerati GArchetti LMosso TComella MGentile SGiannini MAPanizzo ARampazzo CMVaschetto SArmandi AFrancesconi ACalabrese GASanti MVaccaro RSecreto PFontanella AGregoris FCaci ABottani GRinaldi MGArmanni LPerego NZaccardi APedretti AMAntonini RInnocenti ASpallino PCristina Bonandrini IMCataldi ABaroncelli SNotarelli ARicci CTerribili CLivrea PStocchero GBertuletti GBarbieri GSelvaggi LCampisi ABassilici PCansone MTomanin BVacca DBarazzetta MCasavecchia CGiordano LMartellosio VFiaschi SLeita ASantacaterina SGiordano SBarzaghi AGalli GGiordano MD'Arrigo GOrtolani ASchifino NPeruzzo LMForti APalummeri EFerrara VFiori AVScarpelli NCattaneo CArabia GMenghini FSantini SPiccoli TCacciatori SFabbroni ACancellaro EAvanzi CErriquez MASeverino CCorradini LPoli GLorenzini PEsposito MBaiolla MPossenti MPassarini LTani VEsposito EZimelli MCipollari SCapasso ASantospirito SPalese EBonato SBaldacci CChiereghin CAlmici GTripi GfalseA National Survey of Day Care Centers Hosting People With Dementia in Italy.<h4>Objectives</h4>A national survey was conducted in the Italian Day Care Centers hosting people with dementia (DCCs). This national survey aimed to describe the characteristics, the organizational structure and the opening period during the COVID-19 pandemic of the DCCs.<h4>Methods</h4>A list of all national DCCs was provided by representatives from each Italian region. The online questionnaire consisted of two main parts: a profile section (location, access) and a data collection form (organization, services, treatments, activities, and any discontinuation of the services due to the COVID-19 outbreak).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1084 DCCs were included in the study after verifying their actual capacity to accommodate persons with dementia. Overall, 443 facilities (41%) completed the prof2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Nov2026-06-05T19:14:38.711Z2026-05-20T03:14:07.637ZS-EPMC126449714128724310.1002/gps.70172