New book chapter: Inclusive human rights for older people in a diverse society

Covid made visible in Belgium, as in the rest of Europe, that ageism is embedded in our society as a structural exclusionary mechanism. It informed various policy measures with a disadvantageous impact on older persons. The long lockdown of residential care without considering their voices is an example. The disempowered position of older persons couldnā€™t […]

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Overview of the Finnish health and social services

The 2024 Annual meeting is taking place in Helsinki. To help you to prepare for the visit, the organising committee is providing you with an overview of the Finnish health and social care system.Ā  There is a brief description about important issues, with links provided for further exploration. Key Healthcare Reforms (2023): A significant reform […]

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‘In every shade, a story untold’: Support ENIEC by buying a painting by Farzaneh Hatami Landi

ENIEC member Farzaneh Hatami Landi is not only a developer of carer support for migrants, she is also a gifted painter. To support ENIEC, Farzaneh has gifted a number of her paintings to ENIEC from her collection titled: In every shade, a story untold Are you curious about the paintings? Click this link to see […]

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Report from webinair “The Future of Intercultural Elderly Care: Looking back to move forward

Are robots part of the solution to help us care for the superdiverse older populations of the future? During our Webinar ‘The Future of Intercultural Elderly Care: Looking back to move forward” a group of 25 people from the field of practice and from academia met to discuss what we have learnt from the past […]

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Here you are never alone – residential groups as solutions to loneliness

It was a long-held wish of Shahnaz Shahbazi: a residential group for Iranian elders. That wish has become reality. Since 2021, 32 elderly have been living together, spread across two locations in Amsterdam North. “We didn’t manage to find one location for all the elderly,” Gerda explains. She is involved in the living group as […]

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THE FUTURE OF INTERCULTURAL ELDERLY CARE: LOOKING BACK TO MOVE FORWARD

Dear ENIEC members and friends, We are excited to present to you the fullĀ program of our webinar in November. Together we will reflect on what we can learn fromĀ developments in Intercultural Elderly Care in the last decades, and whatĀ the challenges and possibilites are of the future.Ā Ā The webinar will take place on theĀ 9th of November from […]

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Preventive home visits- Pilot project for elderly Berliners

  In January 2023, ENIEC member Meltem Baskay, the Geriatric-Cordinator of the district administration Reinickendorf, is leading a project titled “Berlin Home Visitsā€œ. This is as a preventive offer for community dwelling older people. The project is financed by the Senate Department for Higher Education and Research, Health and Long-Term Care. The program is rolled […]

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How can low-threshold advisory services be made more accessible?

How can we make low-treshold services more accessible? This has been the focus of the “Avoin ovi palveluihin” project in the City of Helsinki over the past three years. The project, which translates to “open door to services,” has been under my management. This project is funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment […]

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