John Perryman and Kate Hamblin, from the Center for Care in the UK, explore the case for paid carers leave as the Department for Business and Trade seeks views on the leave options available to unpaid carers. Millions of people…
Eight days of activities offered by professionals for informal carers: this is the philosophy behind Informal Carers Week, which will celebrate its 13th edition in French-speaking Belgium. Organized by the non-profit organization Aidants Proches, it will take place this year…
The 8th National Day of Action for Family Caregivers will take place on September 13, 2026. On this day, attention is drawn to our annual theme for 2026: “When the world comes apart at the seams – family and informal…
A new study on the participation of young carers and children as next of kin has been published in BMC Pediatrics. Entitled “Inclusion of young carers and children as next of kin in participation mechanisms across Europe”, the publication examines…
The Laurel consortium would like to invite Eurocarers members to participate in a Delphi survey on strengthening integrated long-term care systems across Europe. This survey is the final stage of a wider research process including a round of online interviews that…
The EOLinPLACE Project has just released three new publications, each contributing fresh evidence on where people live, receive care and die at the end of life — a topic of direct relevance to informal carers and to palliative and long-term…
Contract type: Consultancy Location: Remote, across target countries Starting: Mid-September 2026 Update: the deadline for both tenders has been extended to 30 August 2026, 23:59 CET. Eurocarers is a leading organisation dedicated to recognising and supporting informal carers across Europe…
Eldicare 2.0 is a European project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, that Eurocarers is part of. The consortium is currently is developing and piloting a modern training programme for people who work with — or care…
We were pleased to launch the WELL CARE project deliverable, “Final report on 10 in-depth case studies in 5 European countries” at the first dedicated WELL CARE project symposium at the 23rd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology that took place…
A full room and rich discussion for WELL CARE’s first symposium at #IAGG2026 in Amsterdam: “Good practices and solution prototypes to strengthen the mental wellbeing of informal carers and long-term care workers in Europe.” Chaired by Maria Nilsson together with…
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