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In their recent newsletter, the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research issued an interesting article on loneliness and social isolation among older people in Europe, see below: Loneliness and social isolation have a negative impact on quality of…
Professor Saul Becker of the University of Cambridge, UK, is editing a Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, on ‘Young Carers: Research, Policy and Practice’. All articles should be submitted by 30 April 2022…
Boom project is aimed to design digital reminiscence therapy interventions for older people, thus enhancing the availability of reminiscence-based, digital, informal adult education interventions for seniors. In doing so, the pan-European partnership is working closely with museums and archives: these…
Some governments officially and legally take over dormant bank account and other similar resources, that are apparently unused and unclaimed. There is usually a set time period of years in which there is no activity whatever on the account by…
A lot of things are affected when you have a sibling with a long-standing, chronic condition and/or disability. There can be positive and meaningful moments, but you can also have thoughts and feelings that are tough to handle. For example,…
Throughout Europe, informal carers cover 80% of long-term care. Family members are the largest care providers for older, frail, disabled and chronically ill people of all ages. However, caring for a loved one often comes with a considerable personal cost to…
On February 18th 2021, Alzheimer Bulgaria Association took part in the 12th Panhellenic Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and 4th Mediterranean Conference on Neurodegenerative Diseases, the purpose of which is to present state-of-the-art research on dementia diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Angelina…
Within the Erasmus+ funded “Bridge” project 8 serious games, acting on cognitive and behavioural symptoms of dementia, have been created. The games have been designed based on the concept ideas of health professionals, game-designers, young volunteers, people with dementia and…
In the EU, the right to timely access the 'affordable, preventive and curative health care of good quality' and the right to 'affordable long-term services of good quality' are enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights (C(2017) 2600 final)…
Young people need professional support, which recognizes the real needs of their family members. A social entrepreneur is a person who pursues novel applications that have the potential to solve community-based problems. These individuals are willing to take on the…
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