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A PhD student Elton Lobo, Deakin University Australia, from the Smart Home for Support for Stroke Care research project is seeking informal carers who have supported individuals living with stroke. The research study aims to identify caregivers' needs and experiences in supporting people with…
Dear member, We would like to invite you to participate in the online testing (conducted in English) of smart furniture, footwear or clothing that was developed with the involvement of AGE Platform Europe and Eurocarers representing end-users in the MATUROLIFE…
The Erasmus+ funded “E.L.So.M.C.I” program is a 2 year pan-European initiative, starting in September 2020, that aims to develop an educational program on teaching English to people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and using English songs as a main tool…
The Greek Carers Network EPIONI in collaboration with the Panhellenic Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Vocational Rehabilitation (PEPSAEE), Eurocarers, Care Alliance Ireland and La Compagnie des Aidants, has developed a good practice guide for supporting informal carers. The guide is available at www.learn4carers.eu,…
The European Commission today presented a green paper to launch a broad policy debate on the challenges and opportunities of Europe's ageing society. It sets out the impact of this pronounced demographic trend across our economy and society and invites…
The European Social Network (ESN) has published an interesting report on long-term care. The report Putting Quality First – Contracting for Long-Term Care examines how public procurement and quality assurance policies can ensure better access to quality long-term care services. Read…
With a view to ensuring the sustainability of public finances in the EU, the ECOFIN Council charged the Economic Policy Committee (EPC) with producing a new set of long-term budgetary projections by 2021, on the basis of new population projections…
On the 6th of October, Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga (The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre), organized a webinar in order to celebrate the European Carers Day and to raise awareness of carers around Europe. The webinar began with a speech by…
The consortium of the Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” project, which aims to create “Serious Games” acting on dementia symptoms, is pleased to announce that the 8 games, acting on cognitive and behavioural symptoms of dementia, have been created and ready to…
Eurocarers' members have a new possibility to disseminate about a project or an initiative they are leading. The Social Platform, an alliance of Civil Society Organisations active at the EU level, of which Eurocarers is a member, organises every year…
