The European Commission launches a toolkit for implementation of EU NCDs Initiative “Healthier Together” which mentions the need to support carers of people with dementia. The “Healthier Together” toolkit identifies policies and practices to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It also…
DoCUp is a 28-months Erasmus Plus project that aims to equip domestic care workers with a mix of social care, transversal, and attitudinal skills to ensure resilient employment pathways able to respond to challenges such as those raised by the…
Young adult carers (YACs) are people aged 18–25 years who provide care to a relative who is ill or has a disability. France begins to come to the YAC issue. YAC students were mentioned for the first time in a…
The period 2021-2022 has been a period of reflection and rejuvenation, following the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While we are not entirely out of the woods yet, the last two years have led the general public to…
The Swedish government has agreed on a national action plan to implement the European Council’s recommendations on a European Child Guarantee. The European Child Guarantee provides guidance and tools for the Member States to support children who are at risk…
Our colleagues from the Social Platform just published a policy paper on the necessary EU solidarity strategy to respond to the Ukraine crisis. "Europe has responded with unprecedented solidarity to the war in Ukraine, showing the lengths that EU institutions,…
Policies to leave no carer behind Informal carers – family and friends who perform care - are the first line of support for older people. About 60% of older people who receive care at home report receiving only informal care…
Following the German elections in September 2021, a new coalition government of SPD, Greens and Liberal Democrats published a coalition agreement with few, but important commitments for the development of carer support. The agreement says: "We shall combine entitlements to…
The Swedish government recently launched the first national carers strategy. The strategy aims to strengthen the carer’s perspective, in particular within the healthcare sector and to make carer support more equal across the country. – We have wanted a national…
On the 15th September 2021, EC President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the European Commission will put forward a new European Care Strategy as part of its Work Programme 2022 in order to “support men and women in finding…
