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Free Rome centre offers residential care for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
The Villaggio Fondazione Roma provides free care for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in Rome.
Located in the Bufalotta district, the centre offers residential and day services and can host up to 120 people.
It is designed like a small village, with places such as gardens, squares, bars and shops where residents can move around freely.
Care plans are built around each person’s needs, abilities and life story, rather than treating residents only as recipients of services.
Daily activities and non-drug interventions aim to help residents maintain their independence.
Fondazione Roma covers all care and running costs, so residents and their families pay nothing.
Lazio regional president Francesco Rocca visited the centre and described its approach as innovative; no further steps were announced.
The Villaggio Fondazione Roma in Rome provides free residential and semi-residential care for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
The centre can host up to 120 people and is designed as a protected community with squares, gardens, bars and shops.
Its care model centres on each resident’s needs, personal history and abilities, with personalised pathways and non-drug interventions.
Fondazione Roma covers all care and operating costs, with no charge to residents or their families.
Lazio Region President Francesco Rocca visited the centre on 9 November 2026 and praised its approach.
- Who
- The Villaggio Fondazione Roma, which cares for people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
- What
- It offers free residential and semi-residential care in a community designed around residents’ needs and abilities.
- When
- Francesco Rocca visited on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Parco delle Sabine, in the Bufalotta district of Rome.
- Why
- To provide care and assistance while supporting residents’ autonomy and dignity.
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- Capacity
- Up to 120 people
- Cost to residents and families
- None; Fondazione Roma covers all operating and care costs
- Location
- Parco delle Sabine, Bufalotta district, Rome
- Visit
- Lazio Region President Francesco Rocca, 9 November 2026
What people are saying
It is an approach to the illness that I would undoubtedly define as revolutionary, showing in practice how it is possible to combine innovation, expertise and dignity in care.
The Village represents an experience that places the person, their needs and the right to a dignified life at its centre, even in the presence of complex conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
In this process, dialogue with institutions is fundamental to bringing to light needs that are often little visible and promoting intervention models that offer concrete responses to the most vulnerable people.