The home medical care market - Italy

Home health care is a set of health and care services provided directly at the patient's home, rather than in health care facilities such as hospitals or clinics. It is provided according to an individual care plan through multidisciplinary and multi-professional patient care.it also includes home-based palliative care and cases of protected discharge.The care plan consists of the definition of an organized set of medical, nursing and rehabilitation treatments necessary to stabilize the clinical picture, limit functional decline and improve quality of life. In general, the hypotheses for activating the intervention refer to the terminally ill, acute vascular accidents, severe fractures in the elderly, severe acute psychotic forms, rehabilitation of vasculopaths, acute temporarily disabling diseases of the elderly, and protected discharges from hospital facilities. The global medical home care market is experiencing rapid growth and transformation. In 2023, the value of the market was estimated at about $390.24 billion. The market is expected to continue to expand with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.96 percent from 2024 to 2030, reaching a value of about $667.07 billion by 2030, representing a 71 percent increase over the period. One of the main factors for this growth is the aging population; as life expectancy increases, there is a growing need for long-term care services for the elderly. Along with there is also the prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and respiratory disorders is increasing. Between 2016 and 2022, the value of the Italian market increased by 8.5 percent,the number ofseniorsnon-self-sufficient,that is, people aged 65 years and older who are unable to independently perform activities of daily living without the need for assistance, is about2.9 million.In 2003, only19% of the total Italian population was over 65, while in 2023, this figure reached almost 24%, and is expected to grow steadily until 2050, wherethe number of dependent elderlycouldrepresentbetween32 percent to 37 percent of the population over 75, up from 23% in 2018.