In Hamburg, our member "Allianz Pflegende Angehörige – Interessengemeinschaft und Selbsthilfe e.V." (AllipA: www.allipa.de) is establishing this network with the support of two associations, "Leben mit Behinderung Hamburg Elternverein e.V." (Living with Disabilities Hamburg Parent Association) and "Alzheimer Gesellschaft Hamburg…
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.…
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)…
Wir Pflegen launched its fifth ‘Landesverein’ in Lower Saxony on 24 June 2023: wir pflegen in Niedersachsen. The aim of the state association is to network caring relatives in the state, to strengthen self-help structures and to help people in…
In this policy brief, authors from the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research and the University of Malta discuss findings from the InCARE survey* on attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care in Malta. They find that there…
Since 2018, Pårørendealliansen (Norwegian alliance for informal carers) has been advocating for Young carers. In Norway, they have good data on children and young carers up to 18 years, but no national data on the group from 16 to 26 years…
A research note by the European Centre for Social welfare Policy and Research In this publication, Cassandra Simmons and Klara Lorenz-Dant present the results of the InCARE survey* on attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care (LTC) for selected Balkan…
Our Greek member Epiono is excited to announce that the Art & Mental Health festival is back for its second edition! This year, the festival will take place in person on May 25th-26th on the stunning island of Aegina, Greece…
The Scottish carer organisation VOCAL - Voice of Carers Across Lothian - have taken further steps for mainstreaming carers in and around Edinburgh, Scotland’s Capital City. As part of a corporate partnership with Edinburgh’s transport network Lothian Buses - who employ 2,500…
