Last Updated on November 25, 2013
89% of respondents consider that mental health promotion is as important as physical health promotion. At the same time, less than half of respondents agree that people with mental health issues receive the same level of care as those with…
Carers UK has recently released new research which finds that thousands of unpaid carers continue to struggle financially and are being forced into poverty because of the cost of living crisis and a benefit system that is unfit for purpose.…
Ten years ago, EIGE introduced the Gender Equality Index as a marker for the status quo of gender equality in the EU. Each edition came with more or less the same conclusion: progress is at a snail’s pace. However, in this…
Alzheimer Hellas is one of the partners of the project "Game4CoSkills" which is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The "Game4CoSkills" project created a Mobile Game for the development of cognitive skills and concept teaching for adults…
This year the Alzheimer Bulgaria Association celebrate 20 years since its establishment. The past two decades were dedicated to caring for the elderly and for people with dementia, improving their quality of life and that of their families and loved…
The understanding from managers and colleagues about what it means to be close to someone who needs support and care is crucial. This is something that Karin Säll-Hansson, who has a mother and a daughter who are severely ill, emphasizes.…
As the positive momentum around care and caring continues to evolve, various opportunities arise where our network possesses a comparative advantage. But the policy environment is complex, the competition is fierce and success is not assured. Besides, policy developments of…
On the first UN International Day of Care and Support, 16 European organisations call for urgent measures to address underinvestment and staff shortages in long-term care. The first UN International Day of Care and Support is a welcome initiative that…
In 2021, Acufade, a member of Eurocarers from Tenerife, Spain, carried out an investigation on family caregivers in the Canary Islands. This comprehensive study is now fully availñable in English. It revealed the lives of these invisible pillars of the…
The WELL CARE project, coordinated by Linnaeus University, has been granted 6 million Euros from the European Commission within the Horizon Europe funding programme. The WELL CARE consortium consists of Eurocarers secretariat and members (researcher and carers organisations or equivalent)…