This new EU-backed project will explore long-term integrated care and deliver actionable policies that European countries can put into practice to create more effective and equitable systems. The goal of Laurel, which is backed by EU-funding of over €2.7 million,…
Older people with cancer and their informal carers living in the community have the right to receive timely access to health and social care services. Yet, many of them still do not receive the health and social services they need,…
Last 14 December, Eurocarers was invited to discuss the outcomes of an interesting Erasmus+ project aimed to stimulate user-led design in the development of ICT-based Alzheimer care solutions. The Co-Care project brought together universities, ICT professionals, stakeholders from the health…
This study aims to examine whether the association between life satisfaction and depressive symptoms in young carers was moderated by social participation. Cross-sectional data were extracted from the 7th wave of the European Social Survey. Our sample included 673 young…
A new report published by Carers UK shows that employers with established policies in place to support staff with caring responsibilities have been better able to meet the changing needs of their workforce during the pandemic. A survey of 114…
EUROCARERS is a partner in the MATUROLIFE project funded by the European Union Horizon 2020 programme. MATUROLIFE aims to develop fashionable assistive technologies to make older persons’ lives easier and more independent. To develop these technologies – a smart sofa,…
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