Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) hosts expert roundtable to bring together Irish and global experts in health, economics, policy making and advocacy to examine and chart the path for home care as a high-quality, accessible, and safe option for care in Ireland; Roundtable report, ‘The Safest Place to Age: Mapping the Path to Statutory Home…

We will learn many lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the most urgent and obvious is the vulnerability of older populations to serious public health risks. Across OECD countries, nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths happened in care facilities and nursing homes—yet less than 1% of the population lives in those facilities. COVID-19 demonstrated that the best place for all citizens to stay safe and healthy, especially aging adults, is in the home. And the vast majority of the older population—80% according to AARP—prefer it. When—or if—they have that option.

Your company may be experiencing the impact of a crisis no one is talking about–one that could be costing you productivity and, possibly, your most valuable team members.

As people live longer and work longer, experts expect a growing number of employees to juggle their jobs with caregiving for aging parents or ill relatives, an experience that can affect their health, productivity and finances as well as their employer’s bottom line.

Global Coalition on Aging calls on leaders across Europe to address its growing and increasingly complex care needs through person-centred, outcomes-driven home care GENEVA (6 June 2018) – Today, the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) released a groundbreaking report, titled Relationship-Based Home Care: A Sustainable Solution for Europe’s Elder Care Crisis. The report examines the…