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Carers in Europe

In Europe, 80% of all chronically ill people are taken care of by informal carers – people who provide unpaid care outside of a professional or formal framework.

While caring for a loved one can be a source of great personal satisfaction, it also creates challenges, like physical and mental health problems, a feeling of social exclusion, difficulty in balancing paid work with care responsibilities and other possible financial worries (Eurocarers).

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News, News from the project, sincala 2021

Impact of COVID-19 on the quality of life of people newly diagnosed with dementia and their family carers.

COVID-19 has impacted people with dementia and their family carers, yet little is known about effects on overall quality of life....
5 May, 2022
News, News from the project, sincala 2021

What is the impact of dementia on grandchildren?

Having a grandparent with dementia might have a variety of impacts on grandchildren, some positive (such as stronger family cohesion) and...
10 April, 2022
News, News from the project, sincala 2021

Impact of COVID on elder abuse

According to a recent study carried out in the US, the COVID-19 pandemic had a severe impact on prevalence of elder...
10 March, 2022
Meetings, News from the project, sincala 2021

Partners meeting in Thessaloniki (Greece)

An hybrid transnational partners meeting took place in Thessaloniki (Greece) on February the 2nd and the 3rd 2022. During the meeting partners discussed...
5 February, 2022
News, sincala 2021

TRAINING FOR TRAINERS

In May 2021 the whole partnership, under the leadership of Alzheimer Hellas, has been involved in a three-days training session aimed...
11 November, 2021
News from the project, sincala 2021

Growth of informal-caregiver burden in Estonia

In Europe, Germany and Italy are among the countries with the highest life expectancy after Japan - Europe is the continent...
2 November, 2021
News from the project, sincala 2021

Study of Stroke Caregivers’ Caregiving Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic reveals higher risk of abuse

A recent study carried out in Hong-Kong explored the impact of COVID-19 on patients with stroke and their carers. The findings...
25 August, 2021
News, sincala 2021

Stereotypes can have an impact on elder abuse

Stereotypes are defined as widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing....
5 July, 2021

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