Out CoE AgeCare’s country profile contribution to the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care.

Do you have a few moments to boost #international scientific understanding of attitudes towards #dementia ?
ADI Dementia UK Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Research UK

NEW LONG-TERM CARE SYSTEM PROFILE: #Finland 🇫🇮

In this profile, Leena Forma (Laurea-amk, Tampere University) and Emilia Leinonen (@uniofjyvaskyla) describe the Finnish universal public Long-Term Care system. It emphasises domiciliary #care .🏠

Explore:👉goltc.org/new-goltc-syst…

#LTC

Younger workers are under-represented in #socialcare : only 8% of the workforce is under 25. We started new research, published today, asking how the sector could recruit more younger people but we ended up questioning whether it really wants to. A thread. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Another funded PhD opportunity at the Centre for Adult Social Care at Cardiff - Exploring the Variation and Equality of Access for at risk Adults in receipt of Care and Support in Wales tdy.lol/jAcNb

New systematic review on anti-stigma interventions in LMICs thelancet.com/journals/eclin… Thanks to an excellent team for all the hard work reviewing the huge number of papers! Dr Petra Gronholm Erica Breuer Nicole Votruba Dr Tazeen Majeed Nicolas Farina and more!

Call for applications from policymakers in health & finance ministries, senior managers in health insurance funds or provider organizations & experts involved in health system reform in the Western Balkans: 🇦🇱 🇧🇦 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇽🇰 🇷🇸

#EUFunded EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 🇪🇺

Please apply by 10 May 👇🏾

🟢 Noves elecciones i tornem a reclamar un Acord Nacional per l’abordatge integral de l’Alzheimer i les demències. 🟢

Strengthening the professional status of the social care workforce: what England can learn from other countries | Nursing and Residential Care magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12…

Here is our new health and social care workforce research programme 👇

Starting in September (but recruiting now): 22 new posts across the UK

The aim is to get evidence used in practice to make a difference to social care services / people’s lives

They're all 50% for 12m, so ideal for secondments from a wide range of backgrounds and previous roles

We're featured in Science Magazine ! 🌳

'RECETAS pulls together several elements suggested from previous research to promote connection' and 'adapts elements of an intervention developed nearly 20 years ago to combat #loneliness in older adults in Finland'.

Find out more 👇

DEADLINE EXTENSION ❗️
Due to overwhelming demand, the deadline to submit abstracts for the next ILPN conference in #Bilbao has been extended to 3 MAY 2024. 🎉

Shape the #LongTermCare conversation + engage with an international community.

APPLY NOW:👉 ilpnetwork.org/2024-conferenc…

Join our new 5-year #EquaDemNetwork Plus as a programme coordinator! Job applications close 12th of May!
ARC North West Coast Institute of Population Health Dr Catherine Talbot Catherine A Robinson Kritika Samsi

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Genetic predisposition, modifiable lifestyles, and their joint effects on human lifespan: evidence from multiple cohort studies. ⁦UK Biobank⁩ ebm.bmj.com/content/early/…

Our qualitative study from UK care homes shows how activities in care homes can be optimised to improve social connection for residents UCL Psychiatry Andrew Sommerlad KITE Research Institute ENCOARteam tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Gracias Mayte Rius
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It’s the EU Day of #Solidarity Between Generations❣️

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬? You can find 40 activities in this guide👉tinyurl.com/2bb434zk

#AWorld4AllAges

When you care for someone with #dementia , you may find it difficult to think about your own needs. 💙

Here are five ways to look after yourself as a carer for someone with dementia.

What would you add to this list? Share your thoughts in the comments! 👇