Creating self-determined living in long-term care/support.
A rarely mentioned topic, perhaps not by coincidence, as it is almost completely absent from both the long-term care of people with disabilities and older persons.
THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!
One of the tools for this is our FairCare project implemented through international cooperation, within which we held our midterm conference on 23 April in Pelendri, Cyprus.
The conference, with approximately 50 participants, was rather a series of very successful conversations and discussions, attended in person by Cypriot participants, and online by interested parties, affected persons, caregiving family members, and professionals from Hungary, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
Each country’s Advisory Group was also well represented and actively participated; its members are the affected persons themselves – caregivers and care receivers. We would like to thank you all for this!
Among the topics, in addition to the project’s results and plans so far, the following exciting discussion themes were included:
- Self-determination, inclusion, and equity in care. Rethinking care as a cooperative and inclusive process, with active participation in care decisions, equitable support, mutual respect, and communication.
- Strengthening communication and cooperation in care, building bridges between informal and formal caregivers. The importance of mutual understanding, clear role definition, and shared decision-making.
- Self-determination, communication, and cooperation in care from two perspectives:
– strengthening the autonomy and participation of people in need of care,
– improving cooperation between informal and formal caregivers.
It was difficult to bring the exchanges of ideas to an end, which clearly shows the importance of the topic.
We are therefore continuing!
Follow us, join the national Advisory Group as a care recipient, family member, or professional caregiver, we warmly welcome you.