The period we are going through due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures we must adapt to protect ourselves is an unprecedented situation for all of us. All of this, of course, also affects people with dementia, who may exhibit more aggressive
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In Europe, 80% of all chronically ill people are taken care of by informal carers, that is people (usually family members) who provide unpaid care outside of a professional or formal framework. While caring for a loved one can be a source of
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First, Care for Yourself On an airplane, an oxygen mask descends in front of you. What do you do? As we all know, the first rule is to put on your own oxygen mask before you assist anyone else. Only when we
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An interesting article which represents well the experiences of middle-aged informal carers, caught between caring for their children (or grandchildren) and for their older parents at the same time. The Sincala project aims to support those informal carers, by relieving their burden
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The project newsletter is online! In this issue: 1. The project, 2. Focus groups in Ireland, Slovenia, Greece, Estonia and Italy.
S.IN.CA.L.A will provide an intervention programme that can be used by professionals working with family carers to support them build resilience to maintain capacity to care. Do you want to learn more? Download out project leaflet!
6 associations from 6 European countries: Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia. The meeting was an opportunity for project partners to get to know each other, learn more about the respective national contexts and agree on the upcoming tasks foreseen by
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