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…
The 7th event “Caring for Caregivers” by the Greek Carers Network Epioni was successfully held on Friday 16.06.2023 at the Metropolitan College, 42, Akadimias Street, Athens. The workshop focused on family caregivers. The event was held under the auspices of…
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…
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…
