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Welcome to the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care

The Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC) is a new platform to facilitate cross-national learning to improve and strengthen care systems. It builds on the experience of sharing evidence and facilitating collaboration of the LTCcovid.org website. The Observatory aims to continue to identify shared challenges in relation to Long-Term Care and showcase how different countries […]

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05/12/2023

Cracking the code: data science in Long-Term Care research, 1st GOLTC data science interest group webinar, 5th December 2023

GOLTC Data Science Interest Group webinar, 5th December 2023 Time: 13.00-14.00 GMT (you can check your local time here) Register to join us on Zoom Are you interested in connecting with others who are using data science in Long-Term Care research? The Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC) will be hosting a webinar to […]

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Long-Term Care of older persons and persons with disabilities in the Western Balkans

New report with a comparative overview of the condition of long-term care systems in the Western Balkans and providing insights to develop recommendations to strengthen Long-Term Care in the Western Balkans. It was developed as part of a three-year programme in the Western Balkans region entitled “Strengthening the resilience of older people and people with […]

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Resource Launch: Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE)

The newly launched Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE) provides a comprehensive overview of 810 dementia research projects in the UK. The map was developed by Shari Jadoolal, Maria Karagiannidou, Martin Knapp, Julia Pauschardt, Louise Robinson and Ben Schlaepfer. Given how complex and difficult-to-understand the dementia research landscape can be, RESIDE aims to make it easier […]

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04/12/2023

Transforming Care Book Seminars: Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries, 4th December 2023

Transforming Care Book Series Seminar 4 December 2023, Global Webinar (16:30–18:00 CET) This Transforming Care Network seminar will present and discuss a new open access book: Unpaid Work in Nursing Homes: Flexible Boundaries, part of the Transforming Care book series. The rationale for the book is that the COVID-19 pandemic has made unpaid care more […]

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24/01/2024

How can we better understand preferences for ‘Ageing in Place’? 1st GOLTC Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group webinar, 24th January 2024

GOLTC Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group 1st webinar Date: 24 January 2024 Time: 13.00-14.00 GMT (you can check your local time here) Register to join us on Zoom What are innovative ways we can apply quasi-experimental methods to long-term care research? Connect with the Quasi-Experimental Methods Interest Group to find out! Many older people choose to […]

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Events to mark the first UN International Day of Care and Support

WHO Europe celebrates the 1st International Day of Care of Support To mark the first United Nations International Day of Care and Support, WHO Europe celebrates care and caregivers, the majority of which are women, recognizing their immense contributions to our communities, to our health and care systems and to individual and societal wellbeing. Please […]

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Voting is open for the 2023 European Social Services Awards

The European Social Services Awards, organised by the European Social Network, aim to celebrate innovation and excellence in social services. You can vote until 4 November for excellent practices promoting person-centred care, nominated for the 2023 European Social Services Awards. Chosen from 110 applications, voters can pick their favourite project in 6 categories relating to […]

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Listening and learning: a qualitative study of Scottish care home staff experiences of managing COVID-19 between March 2020-August 2022

Jenni Burton Academic Geriatric Medicine, University of Glasgow This research was planned and conducted to address a gap in the Scottish evidence around understanding events in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It sought to engage with those with lived experience managing outbreaks to hear their stories and learn from their experiences. Having been involved […]

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Job posting: European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (Vienna)

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, based in Vienna (Austria), is recruiting an Economist/Analyst in Social, Health and Care Policy to design, manage and carry out research in particular on social care, social economy and health-related issues in an international comparative perspective in the UNECE region. Deadline: 31st October 2023 For more […]