Researchers from the WELL CARE project presented ongoing work aimed at strengthening the mental wellbeing and resilience of informal carers and long-term care (LTC) workers during the second Global Conference on Person-Centred Care (GCPCC). Maria Nilsson (Nka) presented an overview…
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research published a report on the challenges in supporting informal carers. This report, which has been commissioned by the Swedish Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, analyses how countries with well-developed long-term…
The WELL CARE project aims to identify good practices that improve the mental health and resilience of long-term care workers and informal carers of older, frail and/or disabled people, while preventing or mitigating both occupational and non-occupational risks linked to…
The scale of undeclared care work (paid care work that is lawful but not declared to public authorities) in the EU is considerable. Recent estimates suggest that 6.8 million undeclared workers provide care or household services across the EU, with…
On 18th February, our partnership was honoured to present WELL CARE at a policy event on mental health, organised by the Directorate-General for Research within the European Commission. This hybrid seminar aimed to bridge the gap between ongoing research projects…
We are excited to announce the release of "D4.1: Report on Analysis of Legislation, Policies, Care Frameworks and Funding Schemes" as part of the EU-funded WELL CARE Project. This report, developed under WP4, explores critical questions around long-term care (LTC)…
A new report commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) systematically assesses the magnitude of mental health problems among health and social care workers in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how certain…
A project milestone has been achieved in the review, selection, and analysis of good practices. The INRCA team successfully led the completion of an ambitious literature review, identifying 242 promising practices internationally. This article provides a snapshot of the preliminary…
