“I trained in cardiology, but soon realised that the greatest challenge of our time is to develop new frontiers in medical interventions for healthy ageing. For this reason, I became a geriatrician”, says Roberto Bernabei. Professor Bernabei heads ‘Italia Longeva’, an Italian network for research on healthy ageing.

SHELTER will test a standardised cross-national tool to assess European nursing home residents. The assessments will track the resident’s progress during a year, considering health, socio-economic aspects and functional/cognitive deficits. Quality and outcome of care and resources utilisation will be compared between countries.