How to turn knowledge about dementia into meaningful improvements in the lives of people with dementia and their informal carers? This question was central to the Dutch Dementia Care Standard Inspiration Week, held from 5–8 October 2026 and organized by…
On European Carers Day 2026, Eurocarers publishes a new position paper examining whether the EU Work-Life Balance Directive is delivering meaningful support for informal carers. For millions of people across Europe, combining paid work with caring for a family member,…
Eurocarers is seeking a freelance external evaluator to assess its 2026 workplan and to consult members on the draft Strategic Framework 2027–2032. The assignment is expected to take 8 to 10 days in a hybrid format, and offers are open…
A new book explores the history, development and impact of the international carers’ movement, tracing six decades of mobilisation, campaigning and growing recognition of carers’ organisations around the world. Carers’ Organisations and their Impact: The Creation of a Global Movement,…
Eurocarers’ Executive Director, Shannon Pfohman, and Project and Membership Officer, Andrea Sánchez Caballero, visited Nicosia to support our newest member Thalpo hosting the first national workshop under the Carer-Led Organisation Development (CLOD) Programme and contributing to the Cyprus Forum 2026…
On 16 September, Carers UK published new research highlighting the growing challenge facing millions of people who are combining paid employment with unpaid care. Balancing Work and Unpaid Care: A Critical Issue, supported by Standard Life, draws on new polling…
Maria Nilsson, Director of the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nka), shared research from the WELL CARE project at the 8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Policy in Long-Term Care, hosted by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), London School…
Our UK member, the Centre for Care, has been taking evidence on carers and social care to the heart of the UK’s political debate, with a presence at the recent Labour and Liberal Democrat party conferences. Together with the Social…
The Greek carers’ network EPIONI invites carers, patients, professionals and stakeholders to mark European Carers Day on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, at 15:00, at the European Parliament Office in Greece, Leoforos Vassilissis Amalias 8, Syntagma, Athens. The event will focus…
The 4th Francophone Congress on Caregiver Support will take place on October 27th and 2!th 2026 in Paris ! https://congres-aidants.fr/ Building on the success of the three previous editions - which attrated over 500 participants and achieved an average satisfaction rate of 96%…
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