Care4Elders

Developing innovative practices for tackling dementia and eliminate stigma

The project

Care4Elders aims to transform dementia care by introducing innovative, digital, and person-centered approaches while addressing health inequalities and reducing stigma. The project focuses on upskilling elderly care professionals, promoting early detection of dementia, and raising public awareness to prioritize dementia as a public health challenge. To achieve its objectives, the project will develop a person-centered care model for dementia prevention, detection, and treatment, deliver specialized training programs to reskill professionals using digital tools, and implement an awareness campaign to reduce stigma and improve early diagnosis.

Objectives

To develop and implement a person-centered, integrated elderly care strategy that is adaptable across different EU healthcare contexts, focusing on the prevention, detection, and treatment of dementia.
To design and standardize a comprehensive training curriculum tailored for elderly care professionals across the EU, focusing on enhancing skills and competencies in dementia care, thereby addressing disparities and ensuring a high level of care quality.
To upskill and reskill the elderly care professionals, to be able to meet the growing needs of the ageing population with a main focus on dementia.
To enhance public understanding and support for dementia, with a special emphasis on systematically reducing stigma and health inequalities, especially among vulnerable elderly groups, through targeted, evidence-based initiatives.

Results

Improved skills and knowledge among healthcare professionals and caregivers.
Increased awareness about the signs and symptoms of dementia, leading to earlier diagnosis and intervention.
Enhanced support systems and services for individuals with dementia and their families.
Combating stigma and health inequalities connected to Dementia.

Activities

WP1: Project Management and Quality Assurance
WP2: Definition of a person-centered, integrated elderly care model on preventing, detecting and treating dementia
WP3: Reskilling and upskilling of elderly care workforce based on the EU Handbook
WP4: Awareness-raising campaign to eliminate the stigma and reduce health inequalities in elderly dementia
WP5: Dissemination and Exploitation Activities