Formal and informal assistance
Organisation, use and satisfaction with formal (e.g., residential long-term care, home care) and informal (e.g., caregiving from family members) care.
Competence Centre on Ageing
Competence Centre on Ageing
The Competence Centre on Ageing (CCA) is engaged in research, documentation and training to increase our understanding of population and individual ageing, to promote the well-being and quality of life of older adults, and to support professionals working in related sectors.
The CCA's core research themes include: the use and quality of formal and informal care; social vulnerability (e.g., social isolation and loneliness) and inequalities in old age.
Dementia
Development and evaluation of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatment/interventions for people living with dementia and behavioural disorders in residential long-term care.
Social Vulnerability
Analysis of the prevalence, contributing factors, and responses to isolation, loneliness and the social exclusion of older people.
Department
Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care
Head of the center
Stefano Cavalli, Professore, responsabile del Centro competenze anziani, sociologo
- Gabriela Cafaro Padovano Siena, Lecturer, nurse
- Laura Canduci, Senior lecturer, clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics
- Stefano Cereghetti, Assistant, International Relations and Public Management
- Laurie Corna, Professor, sociologist and gerontologist
- Elisabetta Cortesia Pirro, Lecturer, clinical nurse specialist in geriatrics
- Nereide Curreri, Reasercher, gerontologist
- Gladys Delai Venturelli, Scientific collaborator
- Paola Ferrari, Researcher, nurse specialising in management and teaching
- Dolores Guglielmetti Vermes, Lecturer, documentation centre manager, nurse
- David Maciariello, Assistant, communication sciences and public management
- Barbara Masotti, Researcher, sociologist
- Rita Pezzati, Professor, psychologist and psychotherapist
- Christian Pozzi, Professional lecturer, occupational therapist
- Elia Pusterla, Researcher, political scientist
- Graziano Ruggeri, SUPSI Professor, geriatrician
- Roberta Torriani, Administrative assistant
- Daniele Zaccaria, Researcher, sociologist
The CCA provides valuable support to facilities and organisations wishing to undertake research projects, carry out organisational analyses or offer supervision to their nursing staff. It also has a documentation centre open to the public.
The Centre collaborates closely with the SUPSI Continuing Education healthcare section within the framework of refresher and in-depth training courses in gerontology and geriatrics for healthcare professionals. Ad hoc training courses for institutions and teams are also offered on request.
Advanced Studies
The Advanced Studies consist of long-term training courses based on a modular system aimed at a professional audience and designed in such a way as to enable the degree to be obtained in parallel with professional activity. The CCA is active within the DAS Gerontology and Geriatrics, a course that prepares for the role of clinical specialist in this field.
Short courses
The Centre is active in short training courses aimed at various healthcare professionals such as nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers and social workers, as well as in rehabilitation training courses.
Bespoke training
The CCA team offers in-house training courses, targeted to the specific needs of individual organisations. For instance, the CCA carries out research-awareness-raising mandates in the canton's institutions on specific topics (such as well-being) and organises conferences.
The Competence Centre on Ageing cooperates with different institutes, research organisations and universities abroad.
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Further information about the Centre is available by visiting the dedicated website
Competence Centre on Ageing
Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care
Stabile Piazzetta, Via Violino 11
CH-6928 Manno