Borghi come infrastrutture di cura - Metaprogetto per l’Alzheimer nelle aree interne / Borghi as care infrastructures – A metaproject for Alzheimer’s disease in inland areas

This paper investigates the potential of depopulating ‘borghi’ to function as territorial care infrastructures for people with Alzheimer’s disease in the early stages. It addresses population ageing, inequalities in access to healthcare services, and the need to reuse underutilised built heritage, while contributing to the sustainable regeneration of inland areas and to the well-being of local communities. The study aims to verify the transferability of innovative residential models for dementia to small-scale settlements. It adopts an analytical-comparative approach based on case studies, integrating an environmental-behavioural model with evidence-based design to identify recurring spatial and organisational patterns. These results are translated into meta-design criteria for distributed socio-care facilities, which are subsequently applied to Borgo di Cicignano (RI).