Last Updated on November 25, 2013
Recently recognized by a legal statute that still doesn't acknowledge the struggle, challenges or difficulties they have to deal with, informal carers remain an invisible part of the caring process in Portugal. That’s why with the support of Merck Portugal…
The Multiplier Event of COSMIC Erasmus+ KA2 Project - https://cosmicproject.eu/ - dedicated to the Intercultural dimension of the care relationship, as the project is focused on carers of migrant origin. The organizers were C'entro and Anziani e non solo. Besides the presentation…
A new report published by Carers UK shows that employers with established policies in place to support staff with caring responsibilities have been better able to meet the changing needs of their workforce during the pandemic. A survey of 114…
Join our webinar and have your say! When? Thursday, 5th November 2020, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CET Programme: Brief presentation of the project and of its outcomes Presentation of the general characteristics of Homes4Life certification scheme Feedback from the…
Eurocarers just published a position paper on the Implementation of Work-Life Balance Directive and new Carers’ Rights in Europe. This position paper aims to provide a user-friendly overview of the state of play on the implementation of the Work-Life Directive and,…
With a score of 67.9 out of 100, the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equality, if we continue at the current pace. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality…
The House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee has released a report, Social Care: Funding and Workforce, which calls for an immediate increase in investment to avoid the risk of market collapse. The Committee has called for a £7bn…
On the 6th of October, Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga (The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre), organized a webinar in order to celebrate the European Carers Day and to raise awareness of carers around Europe. The webinar began with a speech by…
The co-chairs of the European Parliament's Informal Carers Interest Group call on MEPs to join up and help provide carers a "strong Parliamentary voice" Read the article signed by Sirpa Pietikäinen, Luke Ming Flanagan and Marisa Matias in the Parliament Magazine
The consortium of the Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” project, which aims to create “Serious Games” acting on dementia symptoms, is pleased to announce that the 8 games, acting on cognitive and behavioural symptoms of dementia, have been created and ready to…