Eurocarers warmly welcomes the adoption of key conclusions on Long-Term Care (LTC) by EU ministers for employment, social affairs and health. These conclusions clearly recognise the vital contribution of informal carers to LTC provision as well as their need for…
2020 has been a year like no other in our lifetime, a journey in adaptability and resilience! We are very pleased to share with you a recap of our activities. Like last year, we have opted for a interactive format, we…
Eurocarers strongly believes that the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights released by the European Commission provides a roadmap to a more equitable and social Europe and resonates well with EU citizens, especially in the context…
International experts from Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, and Sweden are uniting to develop new treatment and care pathways for elderly patients with multiple chronic diseases. Funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, ESCAPE is a €6.1 million, 4.5-year…
InCARE launches two publications on social innovation in long-term care. In support of policy-makers and organisational stakeholders that wish to engage directly in the implementation of social innovation initiatives in LTC, the InCARE project team has derived the key lessons…
How to support the development of national long-term care policy and care services at local and regional level? The InCARE project will contribute to the design of a coherent and coordinated approach by establishing socially innovative and participatory decision-making processes.…
Registrations are still open for the 3rd International Young Carers Conference, which will take place online from 3rd to 6th May. Are you committed to enable all children to fully enjoy their human rights? Young carers - children and young…
Across Europe, a substantial number of children and young people provide care to a family member or a friend who has a disability, chronic disease, frailty, addiction or other condition related to a long-term care need. These children – young carers–…
About us Eurocarers is the European network representing informal carers and their organisations, irrespective of the particular age or health need of the person they are caring for. Our network currently brings together 71 carers’ organisations as well as relevant…
As we all know firsthand, the COVID-19 pandemic is not only heavily affecting the daily life of millions of people across the world, it also has a particularly damaging impact on already vulnerable communities, such as informal carers. In order…
