To shed light on the problems the care-elderly chronically ill, and the inevitable implication on their families, is the XI National Report on the policies of chronicity "Emergency families: the unbearable lightness of Welfare," released by Cittadinanzattiva-CnAMC (National Coordination of Associations of Patients chronic). The report comes from data collected from 28 of the 86 national associations, representing more than 100000 people with chronic diseases.