In November 2021, GCOA released a report linking 21st century employer benefits to a new social contract for how to meet growing employee needs in our aging society. The new report, Shining a Spotlight on Caregiving: Employer Practices Through a Policy Lens, offers five principles that will transform how we understand and approach this topic: Work should not…

This report is based on insights from an expert roundtable held in June 2021. The roundtable brought together Irish and global experts in health, economics, policy making, and advocacy. Roundtable insights focus on three central themes: equity and the right to statutory home care, home care standards to ensure quality, and person-centred, integrated home care, with participants…

The video was created by members of GCOA’s Digital Health Working Group as part of the celebration of the 2021 UN International Day of Older Persons – Digital Equity for All Ages.  

GCOA is a key partner in the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Platform. The Platform is an inclusive, collaborative space where all knowledge relevant for the Decade can be accessed, shared, and interacted with in one place by all aging stakeholders around the world. GCOA has not only contributed publications to the Platform but will…

The recommended actions, presented in the study as part of a crucial road map to build a professional global caregiving workforce, include: Change the perception of the caregiving profession – champion campaigns that transform mindsets about caregiving, from a low-skilled job of last resort to a valued, professional career of the future. Bolster training and…