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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Driving Innovation in Long-term Care: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

Driving Innovation in Long-term Care: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities GOLTC Innovation in Long-term Care Interest Group webinar Date: 24 Nov 2025 How can we innovate to future-proof long-term care systems? The Global Observatory of Long-term Care (GOLTC) hosted a webinar to explore innovative approaches shaping the future of long-term care. Learn about the pioneering SASCI […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Quality Management in Long-Term Care: Insights from France

Quality Management in Long-Term Care: Insights from France GOLTC Quality Improvement Interest Group webinar Date: 14 November 2025 How can quality in long-term care be assessed in ways that are both rigorous and meaningful? France’s Haute Autorité de Sante (HAS), the national authority responsible for evaluating and improving quality in health, social and medico social care, […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Evidence-Based Pain Management

Evidence-Based Pain Management GOLTC Pain in Care homes Interest Group webinar Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025 Pain is a common care problem among nursing homes residents. Even though pharmacological interventions often have limited therapeutic effect and compromises activities of daily living, and may even cause adverse, potentially fatal, side effects for residents, non-pharmacological interventions for pain […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts

Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts GOLTC Care and Social Protection in Southern Africa Interest Group webinar Date: 07 November The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities sets out the rights to independent living and community participation and state’s obligations to ensure such. The CRPD, takes a disabling environment approach to […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Qualitative Process Tracing in Health and Social Care Research

Qualitative Process Tracing in Health and Social Care Research GOLTC Qualitative Research Interest Group Webinar Date: 5 November 2025 In this session, Prof Hareth Al-Janabi (University of Birmingham) and Dr Igor Shagalov (University of Birmingham and CPEC, LSE) introduced qualitative process tracing, an approach that uses qualitative data to explore how and why outcomes occur by […]

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8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Long-Term Care (ILPN) Conference, London 9-11 2026

We are delighted to announce that the 8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Long-Term Care will take place at the London School of Economics and Political Science, in London (United Kingdom). Dates: 9-11 September 2026 Information on how to submit abstracts, etc. will be available soon!

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SAVE THE DATE: 8th International Conference on Evidence-Based Long-Term Care (ILPN) Conference, London 9-11 2026

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Conference announcement: 3rd World Congress of Age Friendly Cities and Communities

Theme: “Transforming Together! A Connected, Equitable and Sustainable Age Friendly World for all generations” Dates: 16 – 18, June, 2026 Location: Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain Registration link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=T0liepqlw0aRbBUcyQTreb-js3pp4EFPmh9hoUiGcQtUQTdFTkdXNEpaVExXRkhPNVhDWkJHWlM2Vy4u&route=shorturl Draft programme: https://3wcafcc.org/programme Official Sponsor: World Health Organization (WHO) Organized by: Instituto de Mayores y Servicios Sociales (IMSERSO), Spain Co-organized by: Basque Government, Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, San […]

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Long-Term Care Workforce: International Research on Recruitment and Retention. 24 Feb 2026

Long-Term Care Workforce: International Research on Recruitment and Retention An Ageing Commons Webinar Date: 24 February 2026 Time: 7.00 US EST/ 12.00 GMT/ 21.00 JST, you can check your local time here Link: Register to join on Zoom This webinar is part of a Global Virtual Rountable series organised in partnership by the Global Ageing […]

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What matters to them? Participatory approaches to develop research topics with older adults and care home staff and residents. 5 March 2026

What matters to them? Participatory approaches to develop research topics with older adults and care home staff and residents GOLTC Pain in Care homes and Qualitative Research Interest Groups joint webinar Date: 5 March 2026 Time: 12:00-13.00 GMT, you can check your local time here Link: register to join on Zoom Pain management involves multiple components, including identification […]

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Challenges Faced by Women in the Social Care Workforce: A Focus on Gender and ‘Race’ Intersectionality in Training Reforms, with Emphasis on the 2023 English Social Care Sector. 31 March 2026

Challenges Faced by Women in the Social Care Workforce: A Focus on Gender and ‘Race’ Intersectionality in Training Reforms, with Emphasis on the 2023 English Social Care Sector GOLTC Migration, Mobility and Care Workers Interest Group webinar Date: 31 March 2026 Time: 14.00-15.00 BST, you can check your local time here. Link: Register to join […]

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Caring through social connection in Care Homes: The SONNET Study. 24 March 2026

Caring through social connection in care homes: The SONNET Study GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar Date: 24th March Time: 14.00-15.00 GMT (you can check your local time here) Link: register to join on Zoom Social connection is a core element of human experience, a basic need and a key determinant of […]

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The effect of private versus shared rooms on nursing home resident health outcomes. 7 July 2026

The effect of private versus shared rooms on nursing home resident health outcomes GOLTC QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL METHODS Interest Group webinar Date: 7 July 2026 Time: 15.00-16.00 BST (you can check your local time here.) Link: register to join on Zoom Nursing home care presents a significant fiscal challenge in the U.S., with an aging population increasing demand and an industry […]

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GOLTC Blog post: The Paradox of Caregiving: How Daily Time Use Shapes Well-Being in Japan

In this Blog Post, Ruru Ping (Hitotsubashi University) shares findings from new analysis of the impacts of caregiving that considers not just the amount of hours, but also the daily time-use patterns of different groups of family carers. The study also examines two different outcomes: psychological distress and subjective wellbeing. The findings highlight the importance […]

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NEW GOLTC system profile: Long-Term Care in South Africa

We are delighted to share the new GOLTC Long-Term Care system profile for South Africa, written by Professor Elena Moore (University of Cape Town). Highlights from the LTC system profile for South Africa: Long-term care (LTC) provision in South Africa is grounded almost entirely in unpaid family support, reflecting a “familiarism by default model”. Most […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Reflecting on Home Based Care Provision from the South

Reflecting on Home Based Care Provision from the South GOLTC Social Protection and Care in Southern Africa Interest Group webinar: Date: 24 October 2025 This seminar will explore how different models of home-based care for older persons are structured and operate in the Global South. Drawing on examples from Brazil and South Africa, the discussion will […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: GOLTC Unmet need, inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP) Interest Group webinar

GOLTC Unmet need, inequalities and care poverty (UNICAP) Interest Group webinar Many disabled and older people worldwide go without their care needs being adequately met and there are deep inequalities in who has their care needs met and how. This has implications for policy, practice and the individuals themselves. Inadequate meeting of care needs, and […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study

The effect of China’s Integrated Medical and Social Care Policy on functional dependency and care deficits in older adults: a nationwide quasi-experimental study Webinar recording of the 14 October 2025 for a Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group webinar In alliance with WHO’s Integrated Care for Older People framework, China implemented the Integrated Medical and Social Care […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Research on pain in Residential Long-Term Care Homes

Research on pain in Residential Long-Term Care Homes Webinar recording of the 7 October for a GOLTC Pain in Care homes Interest Group webinar Date: Tuesday 07 October 2025 Pain is connected with emotional, cognitive, and behavioural disorders as well as functional issues. Moreover, chronic pain increases suffering, disability and social isolation which impacts negatively […]

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Call for papers: TCN Transforming Care Network Early Career Researcher Workshop 2026

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria The Transforming Care Network warmly invites PhD students and early career researchers to apply for the in-person Early Career Workshop in Researching Care and Care Policy in Europe: Emerging Topics in Care and Care Policy to be held at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, […]

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New resource: Framework for Innovation in Nursing Homes

ProCon, an Erasmus+ project involving 13 partner institutions across five countries, has released its first scientific output: a Framework designed to support innovation and entrepreneurship in Nursing Homes. The work has been developed through co-creation and brings together insights from 48 participants, including nursing-home staff and managers, policy stakeholders, researchers, higher education and vocational education […]

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2025: thank you for the second year of the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care

As 2025 draws to a close, we want to thank you all for an incredible second year for the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC). This year we have expanded and deepened collaborations and we are delighted to continue to host a thriving community dedicated to advancing long-term care globally. The Interest Groups have continued […]

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Call for Contributions: The Economic and Social Science Evidence in Social Care online resource

ESSENCE (the Economic and Social Science Evidence in Social Care https://essenceproject.uk/) is a free online resource that brings together economic evidence on adult and children’s social care interventions for use by decision-makers, commissioners, policymakers, and researchers. Further details about the toolkit, current work and outputs are available at https://goltc.org/projects/goltc-1706988356/. As part of the next stage […]

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GOLTC Blog Post: A practical toolkit with non-pharmacological interventions for pain management in nursing homes

In this Blog Post, Manuela Hoedl (Institute of Nursing Science, Medical University of Graz) introduces a practical and user-friendly toolkit with a collection of 18 non-pharmacological interventions for pain management. The toolkit has been designed so that staff working in nursing homes can identify the right evidence-based intervention for each resident. The toolkit was developed following […]

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Sustainable Continence Care: from Theory to Practice. 2 February 2026

Sustainable Continence Care: from Theory to Practice Joint GOLTC Continence Care in Long-Term Care and Climate Change and LTC Interest Groups webinar Date: 2 February 2026 Time: 17.00-18.00 GMT (you can check your local time here) Link: Register to join on Zoom This webinar will explore how sustainability principles can be integrated into […]

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Home-Based Care Outcomes: Does the Care Provider Matter? 11 March 2026

Home-Based Care Outcomes: Does the Care Provider Matter? GOLTC QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL METHODS Interest Group webinar Date: 11-March-2026 Time: 15.00-16.00 GMT (you can check your local time here.) Link: register to join on Zoom Long-term services in the home are predominately provided by family or friends, with a growing proportion of individuals receiving formal care, […]

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Call for papers: Workshop on Economics of Ageing, Barcelona April 2026

The Universitat de Barcelona is organising a Workshop on Economics of Ageing on the 17 of April 2026, focusing on the intersection of ageing, health economics and health policy. The workshop aims to bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss the economic dimensions of ageing, including long-term care, care pathways, multimorbidity, frailty, and other […]

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Movies that matter: a new GOLTC interest group (and a future film festival?)

Images, sounds and stories often tell more than written texts and talks in webinars or conferences. The Global Observatory of Long Term Care (GOLTC) therefore seeks to visualize what it would like to address, in particular, how the paradigms behind long-term care are changing. What matters to people with complex long-term conditions is the point […]

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Job posting: Postdoc/Research Scientist in the Reproductive Ageing Research Group

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is seeking to appoint a full-time post-doctoral researcher or statistical analyst to join the Max Planck Research Group Reproductive Ageing led by Susie Lee. The Group studies reproductive ageing – an age-related change in reproductive function – in social contexts, with a goal to better understand the causes and consequences of […]

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GOLTC Blog Post: Improving Measurement of Social Connection for Care Home Residents

In this Blog Post, Andrew Sommerlad (University College London) introduces a questionnaire developed to measure social connection among people living in care homes. The measure was developed as part of the social connection in long-term care home residents (SONNET) study. It has been made freely available and can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions […]

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Changing the Narrative on Long-Term Care, 28 November, GOLTC celebration of Care and Support

Thanks for all the contributions to the 28 November for the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care’s contribution to celebrating the UN’s International Day of Care and Support. We are working on editing the videos and gathering the slides from the event and will be sharing these in the new year. This year’s theme is Changing the […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: Continence Assessment in residential long-term care

Webinar recording of the GOLTC Continence Care in Long-Term Care Interest Group Date: 1 October 2025 Accurate assessment is the cornerstone of effective continence care — yet in many care settings, it remains inconsistent, outdated, or poorly integrated into care planning. This session explores how assessment practices can be improved to better reflect the needs […]

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End of Life Care in Care Homes: The 2025 Autumn Symposium of The BSG Care Homes Research Special Interest Group

Please join us as we host this year’s autumn symposium, which focusses on End of Life Care in Care Homes. It will run from 13:00-14:30 (GMT) on Thursday 20th November 2025 The symposium will be held online, and will comprise three presentations followed by Q&As. The symposium is free and is open to anyone with […]

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GOLTC Webinar Recording: AI for Agitation: Predicting behavioural distress in dementia care.

Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025 Time: 2pm-3pm BST GOLTC Data Science Interest Group webinar Agitation and aggression in people living with dementia are among the most distressing and difficult-to-manage symptoms in clinical settings. Traditional assessments rely on carer reports, often after the fact, limiting the opportunity for early intervention. In this webinar, Dr Abeer Badawi […]

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Webinar: Cuidados en la Comunidad

Cuidados en la Comunidad Grupo de interés sobre cuidados de larga duración en España Dia: 12 de Noviembre 2025 Hora: 12.00 a 13.30 CET Inscripción: https://lse.zoom.us/meeting/register/N66zATuhQlOtcKXA9NPgUQ Contenido: Introducción al Observatorio Global de Cuidados de Larga Duración y al Grupo de Interés sobre CLD en España (Adelina Comas Herrera; Directora del Observatorio Global de Cuidados […]

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Job post: Post-doctoral fellowships on ageing and digitalisation ComFuturo iAGE Call

The Fundación General CSIC (FGCSIC) launches the fourth edition of its ComFuturo programme: ComFuturo iAGE, a postdoctoral initiative co-financed by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND scheme of the European Union. This edition is dedicated to tackling the pressing global challenge of ageing through cutting-edge research and, where relevant, the transformative potential of digitalisation. ComFuturo iAGE offers 10 fellowships to […]

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GOLTC Blog Post: Understanding how adult social care affects people’s lives: the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)

In this post Stacey Rand (University of Kent) introduces the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT), a suite of tools designed to measure the effect of long-term care (LTC) services on people’s lives, by asking them about the things that matter to them and are most likely to be affected by services. ASCOT has been […]

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GOLTC webinar recording: Future-Proofing the Workforce: Exploring Emerging Skills Needs in Long-Term Care

Date: 17 September 2025 A webinar recording of the GOLTC Workforce Capacity and Capability Interest Group webinar from September 17, 2025 Delivering high-quality care starts with having the right skills in the right roles. As the aged care sector responds to a growing population with increasingly complex needs, understanding future skill and competency […]

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Webinar to launch the online training course “Self-care and care competences for informal caregivers”

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe with the support of the European Union and in close collaboration with Eurocarers have developed an online training course “Self-care and care competences for informal caregivers”. The course will be launched on: 22 October 2025 at 10:45 CET Informal caregivers play an essential role in ensuring […]

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GOLTC Blog post: Family Care and the Limits of Ageing in Place in South Africa

In this post Vayda Megannon, Elena Moore and Zeenat Samodien (University of Cape Town) share a new study of the Family Caregiving Programme, undertaken across seven sites in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The study engaged with 96 older persons and 103 family caregivers to explore the lived dynamics of elder care. The findings reveal that […]

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