DoCUp is a 28-months Erasmus Plus project that aims to equip domestic care workers with a mix of social care, transversal, and attitudinal skills to ensure resilient employment pathways able to respond to challenges such as those raised by the…
The Swedish government has agreed on a national action plan to implement the European Council’s recommendations on a European Child Guarantee. The European Child Guarantee provides guidance and tools for the Member States to support children who are at risk…
Eurocarers is proud to welcome its newest member from Spain. Acufade is a non-profit association from Tenerife – Spain whose main objective is to ensure and promote the well-being, dignity and the rights of the elderly, caregivers, people in state…
The CAREWELL Project: Promoting health and self-care among family carers in the workplace just published a new podcast that features Stecy Yghemonos, Executive Director of Eurocarers. This is the second episode of the “CAREWEL Conversations” podcast series they released since…
Our Spanish colleagues from CEAFA recently launch their Manual for the training and support of carers of people with dementia This manual that has been prepared within the framework of the Strategy for Neurodegenerative Diseases of the SNS and reviewed…
On 5th April 2022, Family Carers Ireland launched ‘Care at Home - Costs of Care Arising from Disability’ which looks at the additional and often substantial direct costs faced by caring households, but also the hidden costs of caring that…
Our colleagues from the Careum School of Health organise the 3rd Young Carers Conference. This conference will take place in Lugano on the 16th of May. At the conference, the Young Carers research team of the Careum School of Health…
Or colleagues from the Interessengemeinschaft pflegender Angehöriger in Austria have issued a series of 12 demands to their authorities. One of their demands is to support the carers of long-Covid sufferers. They namely demand that carers caring for someone with…
The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga, Nka) actively responds to a number of consultation documents sent out by the government during the year. This makes it possible for Nka to influence policy and to raise awareness of…
Young carers are children and young people who provide care to a family member with a chronic illness, disability or other long-lasting care needs. They undertake a wide range of caring roles and activities (e.g. emotional support, personal care, housework…
