On 19 June 2023, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, welcomed for the first time national long-term care coordinators (LTC) and contact points and stressed their role in driving relevant reforms at national levels and in contributing to…
As the number of elderly people and the demand for care increases, the European care sector is at risk due to underpaid, overworked, and unprotected carers, according to a report issued by Caritas Europa on Monday (27 June). The report,…
Family Carers Ireland was awarded funding from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission to complete a piece of research ‘Valuing Care Work: Improving Family Carers’ Access to Adequate Income Supports’. In collaboration with Professor Mary Murphy and Dr Pauline…
The Erasmus+ project InfoCARE aims to support informal caregivers by providing them with non-formal education on dementia, while also using innovative devices to improve social interaction and by creating a network between informal carers through support groups. Partners from Badajoz…
Eurocarers is involved in a new project starting July 1st. ELDICARE 2.0 aims to bridge the gap between the market needs in terms of skills and competences in the long-term care sector, and the ability of the Vocational and Educational…
A new report is available, presenting an overview of the long term care landscape in Spain, which builds on the analytical work carried out within the InCARE project. It provides the reader with insight of the needs and capacity for community-care…
The European Commission recently issued a communication on Mental Health, we thought it would be useful to share our comments on this document. The prevalence of mental health problems among non-working informal carers is 20% higher than among non-carers, and…
The UK Care Act (2014) places a duty on Local Authorities to meet the eligible needs of carers in the form of personal budgets (PBs). PBs are positioned as a lever that will promote carer wellbeing. In the context of…
Greek Carers Network Epioni in collaboration with the Municipality of Aegina and the Aegina Health Centre successfully organised the first multi-thematic festival entitled "Art and Mental Health" on the beautiful island of Aegina with free participation. Arts&MentalHealth Festival 25-26.5.2023 The…
Unpaid care is often taken for granted. It's simply done without question as a labour of love. But EIGE's new time use survey focused on care, leisure and volunteering activities reveals unpaid care is in a pressure cooker situation right…
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