develop implement and evaluate EU SOCIAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE EU
WHO WE ARE
Improve quality of care for aging people throughout Europe
E.C.H.O. was founded in 1989 in Brussels as an alliance of national private care and nursing home associations in Europe. We are a non-profit organisation pursuing social, scientific, informative, and training objectives in the long-term care sector and services for older people.
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Press release: Care Needs in EU Member States – Researchers See Greatest Burden Yet to Come
The strain on European care systems will continue to increase in the coming years. This is evident from a study published by the German Economic Institute (IW) on long-term care in Germany. The massive increase in care needs due to the aging of the so-called baby boomer generation is yet to come, experts say. The…
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New Position Paper published
The new paper “European Care and Nursing Homes: Challenges and Opportunities for the future of a growing sector” is a position paper, which provides an overview of the situation of the social healthcare sector in the European context. It is aimed at drawing attention not only to the critical issues but, above all, the significant…
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E.C.H.O.-Vice president Meurer speaks at EU health summit
“Reshaping health for a stronger Europe”: this is the title of the upcoming EU health summit organized by the EU health coalition on January 28 in Brussels. On behalf of ECHO, our vice-president and president of BPA, Mr Bernd Meurer, will present some case studies on the crucial role of private stakeholders in EU long-term…
ECHO’s members provide residential care for independent and dependent elderly individuals in care and nursing homes, day centers, service flats, dementia and rehabilitation centers, domiciliary care, and telemedicine.
