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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Only with private investment can the growing number of elderly people in Europe be cared for – ECHO Board in Discussion with the EU Commission in Brussels
In a discussion with the staff of Cabinet Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi in the Berlyamont building in Brussels, representatives of ECHO – the European Confederation of Care Home Organizations – highlighted the importance of private providers in the care of elderly people in Europe. “The increasing number of people in need of care requires massive investments…
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Board-Meeting in Madrid
Last week our Board of Directors met in #Madrid, kindly hosted by our Spanish members at Federación Empresarial de la Dependencia “FED”The meeting took place at the prestigious clubhouse Real Gran Peña, founded in 1869 in the centre of Madrid.We had the opportunity to be joined by Mr Ignacio Fernández-Cid Plañiol, President of #FED, who offered a new…
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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…
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.
