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On September 7 till 9, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Services of
Israel, the Association for Planning and Development of Services for the
Elderly in Israel (JDC-ESHEL) and the European Centre jointly organised
a expert meeting on "Monitoring Long-Term Care for the Elderly", in
Jerusalem, Israel.
The meeting, attended by experts on long-term care and ageing from the
European Centre, the UNECE, several European countries and Israel,
discussed some of the main trends and challenges facing long-term care
today, such as, the issue of quality assurance in long-term care,
workforce and the role of foreign workers, or continuity within care
services provided for older people. The meeting and subsequent field
visits to some community services in Ashdod and Ashkelon allowed experts
and policy makers to exchange views and best practices on common
challenges facing long-term care services. The forthcoming publication
of the European Centre, Facts and Figures on Long-Term Care - Europe and
North America, was first introduced to these experts and served as the
background paper of the workshop.
The event and the publication is part of the continuation of work under
the "MA:IMI - Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor
Implementation" initiative
(http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=1415). Financed by
Austria, France, Israel, Luxemburg, Spain, Switzerland, UNECE, European
Centre.
Full meeting program, as well as access to the presentations delivered
in the workshop in Jerusalem is now available on-line:
http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=1415
Best regards,
Annette Hexelschneider, Dipl.-Ing.
Head of Knowledge and Information Management Support Unit
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Berggasse 17
A-1090 Vienna (Austria)
Tel: +43-1-319 45 05-23
Fax: +43-1-319 45 05-19
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