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Overall, 443 facilities (41%) completed the profile section and 300 (27,7%) also completed the data collection form. Most of the DCCs participating in the survey were privately owned facilities affiliated with the Regional Health Service (88.5% vs. 11.5% of public facilities). The imbalance in favor of private facilities was present in all three Italian macro\u2010areas, particularly in the North, where almost all facilities were private (private vs. public, North 97.1% vs. 2.9%, Center 65.5% vs. 34.5%; Southern and Islands 75.5% vs. 24.5%). Only one\u2010fifth of the facilities exclusively admitted people with dementia. As regards the pandemic period, only 6% of facilities remained always open in 2020, in 2021 the percentage increased, with 48% of the facilities reported as open.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This paper presents an overview of the current situation of DCCs in Italy, showing still considerable heterogeneity based on geographic location. 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