Eurocarers in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (IRCCS-INRCA), and with the support of the European Commission, carried out an… Read More »The Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on informal carers across Europe (Eurocarers)
Klara Lorenz-Dant and Adelina Comas-Herrera (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science) Now publised in the Journal of Long-Term Care:… Read More »The impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of adults with long-term care needs and measures to address these impacts: a rapid review of evidence up to November 2020
Eurocarers, the European umbrella organisation representing informal/family/unpaid carers and their organisations, has just launched an EU-wide survey targeted at all carers of older, frail or… Read More »Study on the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on informal/family/unpaid carers across Europe
Heinz Rothgang (U. of Bremen), Karin Wolf-Ostermann (U. of Bremen), Dominik Domhoff (U. of Bremen), Franziska Heinze, (U. of Bremen), Moritz Heß (U. of Applied… Read More »How Covid-19 has affected informal caregivers and their lives in Germany
This webinar will explore emerging evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who provide unpaid care. We will start by hearing about… Read More »Updated programme for the 3rd of August LTCcovid webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on unpaid carers, 2pm GMT
Klara Lorenz-Dant (Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science) Key findings: The responsibility of many unpaid… Read More »Updated report: International examples of measures to support unpaid carers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Klara Lorenz Dant, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science New report providing examples of policy and practice measures adopted… Read More »New report: International examples of measures to support unpaid carers during the COVID-19 pandemic
BBC Radio 5 Live has collaborated with Sport England and Demos to create free 10-minute exercise programmes designed for older people. These are available for… Read More »10 Today: Physical activity for older people (BBC Radio 5 Live, UK)
The European Social Network supports the design and delivery of social service across Europe. They are hosting a webinar titled “Webinar: ‘Ensuring continuity of care… Read More »Webinar: ‘Ensuring continuity of care in times of crisis’ on 1 April 2020 (European Social Network)
The BBC provides a brief overview of how people with dementia and their carers deal with self-isolation. Respondents have reported to have reduced the frequency… Read More »Experience of self-isolation by people with dementia and their carers (BBC, UK)
