Zurich, June 24, 2020 We+Care, the Swiss care coordination pilot project received funding from the EU’s AAL innovation promotion program for a three year international research and development project called “Quality of Life at the End of Life”, which aims to improve…
In the Netherlands, the annual Week of young caregivers was celebrated from the first to the 7th of June. This year due to Covid-19 the activities were mainly held online. Because of that, an extra attention week Young caregivers will…
EIT Health Alumni is launching a Hackathon for all citizens to help develop digital solutions together with innovators. When? Saturday, 6 June 2020 - 9.30 am to 6pm CET Where? Online Hackathon - You can join from wherever you are!…
The Erasmus+ funded “COSMIC” programme is pleased to launch the multilingual Informative Booklets for migrant informal carers. These brochures describe who the caregiver is and help the reader through some short questions to recognize whether he/she’s a caregiver or not.…
The Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” project that aims to create serious games acting on dementia symptoms is now in its central phase. The consortium is pleased to announce that 8 games, acting on cognitive and behavioural symptoms of dementia, have been…
Our homes have a tremendous impact on our health and wellbeing. Ensuring their suitability and adaptability to people’s needs and preferences is one of the most effective approaches to respond to challenges brought to us by Europe’s ageing demographics. A…
In Flanders, young carers gathered on February 4 to start a movement for Young Carers: ZoJong! Vzw (‘So Young!’). Their goal? Offer a digital platform for Young Carers where they can share their story, find more information,… (www.zojong.be). Also they…
People with dementia (PwD) are often excluded from intergenerational social activities due to stigmatization. The generation gap is constantly widening while young people are losing their interest to participate in volunteering actions concerning elderly people. The Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” program…
In recent years social policy field has been focusing more on the long term care provision in Estonia. Alongside the wider framework informal care and the possibilities to value and support the informal carers receive special attention in 2020. Ministry…
The Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) is an alliance of ten young carer services or ‘projects’ within Hampshire (UK), with the common aim of supporting young carers within the county Using an allocation of The Big Lottery funding, HYCA commissioned…
