“COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the ongoing global lack of preparedness for dementia, one of the biggest health and social care crises of this and future generations”. In World Alzheimer’s Month, as part of Panorama activities we invite you to our next webinar on September 25, at 10:00 AM (EST) titled “Let’s talk about dementia in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Paola Barbarino will provide a global perspective on dementia, with a specific focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. During…

The speed and scale of the response required by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how the fragmentation in current health and care systems significantly impairs their ability to respond effectively. The health and long-term care service delivery system is in general compartmentalized. Health services are provided by physicians or medical specialists responsible for inpatient and outpatient care. This care is often separate from primary care and from rehabilitation and home care provided…

As people get older, it becomes more likely that they will need day-to-day help with activities such as washing and dressing or help with household activities such as cleaning and cooking. They need what is commonly termed long-term care (LTC). Demand for long-term care is expected to rise,  in part due to ageing populations and increasing prevalence of long-term conditions such as dementia. Across OECD countries, LTC systems are under pressure to adapt. Join us in our webinar on June 16th,…

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Agence Française de Développement  (AFD), the European Union through its EUROsociAL+ programme, and the Secretariat of Central American Social Integration  (SISCA) hereby invite you to the second webinar in the Panorama of Aging and Long-Term Care series, dedicated to supporting Latin American and Caribbean countries in mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on older adults. Home care for care-dependent persons—through home or telecare…

The Inter-American Development Bank, French Development Agency, European Union through its EUROsociAL+ programme, and Central American Social Integration Secretariat are organizing two webinars in the Panorama of Aging and Long-term Care on the steps that are being taken in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Europe to ensure the right to care for dependent elderly persons. In the current situation, with the COVID-19 virus spreading worldwide, long-term care services for dependent persons…

In recent years in the sector of care services for the elderly with dependency, there is a growing interest in person-centered care. This approach is recognized internationally as one of the elements needed to ensure quality care either at home, in a day center, or a residence. Person-centered attention is an integrated and professional model that seeks to support people with dependency so that they can continue to have control in their environment and their daily lives while developing their…

Latin America and the Caribbean is the fastest aging region in the world. This creates opportunities to improve the quality of life of older adults, create new jobs, promote gender equity and reduce health costs, among others. At the same time, it poses important challenges. One of them is the growth in the number of people with functional dependence, which could more than triple by 2050, exceeding 27 million. This increase, together with the decrease in the availability of informal care due to…

Latin America and the Caribbean is the fastest aging region in the world. This creates opportunities to improve the quality of life of older adults, create new jobs, promote gender equity and reduce health costs, among others. At the same time, it poses important challenges. One of them is the growth in the number of people with functional dependence, which could more than triple by 2050, exceeding 27 million. This increase, together with the decrease in the availability of informal care due to…