Sardinia: a 241-million plan to support the elderly and people with disabilities
Chair Todde: “The aim is to ensure integrated, personalised care that is close to where people live, by strengthening local services”
The go-ahead has been given for a plan worth over 241 million euros to support older people and people with disabilities. The Regional Executive of Sardinia has approved the planning document for the integrated system of social policies designed to tackle lack of self-sufficiency. This involves setting out the integrated use of resources from the National Fund for People with Limited Self-Sufficiency (2025–2027) and the Regional Fund for People with Limited Self-Sufficiency (2026–2028).
The programme will benefit from €94.6 million in national funding over the three-year period, to which the Region is contributing €147.3 million in regional co-funding – equivalent to €49.1 million per year – bringing the total funding to over €241.9 million.
Personalised care plan
“With this programme, we are bringing stability and a long-term vision to policies for those who are not self-sufficient, by pooling national resources with a significant investment from the Region,” emphasises the President of the Region and Acting Councillor for Health and Social Care, Alessandra Todde –. “The aim is to ensure that people and their families receive care that is increasingly integrated, personalised and close to where they live, by strengthening local services and supporting, wherever possible, their continued residence at home.”
The National Fund has allocated 30.4 million to Sardinia for 2025, 29.4 million for 2026 and 34.8 million for 2027. These funds will specifically finance the ‘Ritornare a casa Plus’ programme, initiatives promoting independent living, and the strengthening of staff at the Single Access Points (PUA), through which integrated care pathways are provided.
The allocation of resources
“A key part of the programme directly concerns support for individuals,” the department emphasises. “Over the three-year period, €68.46 million has been allocated to elderly people who are not self-sufficient and €18.61 million to people with disabilities who are not self-sufficient. These funds will finance, amongst other initiatives, social care at home integrated with health services, as well as respite care and support services.”
