
Number of elderly guests of healthcare residential facilities in Italy 2018, by area
As of 2018, social and health care residential facilities in Italy counted a total of approximately 295.5 thousand elderly guests. This statistic breaks down this figure by geographical macro-region where the facilities were located. The North-West came up as the area with the highest number of elderly guests in social and health care residential facilities, around 121 thousand. Elderly guests were defined as individuals over 65 years of age.