Welcome to EAHSA

This is the website of the European Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (EAHSA). EAHSA has the aim to connect and support care and service providers for the elderly to improve the quality of life for the elderly. EAHSA also wants to contribute to the quality, accessibility and financial sustainability of the caresystems for the elderly in the European Union and associated states. EAHSA is recognized by the European Commission as the platform of providers in the ageing industry.

EAHSA is affiliated with the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA). EAHSA has its office in Brussels close to the offices of the European Commission.

Be Part of the IAHSA/AAHSA Global Ageing Conference Deadline Extended to 15 September 2010

In October 2011, the International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA) will partner with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) to host the IAHSA/AAHSA Global Conference & Exposition to CELEBRATE AGE.

The conference theme, CELEBRATE AGE, provides an excellent opportunity to showcase the most innovative programmes from around the world, along with an exciting forum for the exchange of both practical knowledge and new strategies focused on the provision of care and services for older adults.

You will want to be part of CELEBRATE AGE to share your expertise, innovations and organizational successes with colleagues from all corners of the world.

Submit a proposal for consideration.

Accepted proposals will also be eligible for consideration for the 2010-2011 IAHSA Excellence in Ageing Services Award.

Important Dates:

15 September 2010: Proposal Submission Deadline

1 April 2011: Notification of Decision for Participation

EAHSA board changes

Mr. Alexander Tranter has left the EAHSA board and will be replaced by the new CEO of CareMalta, Mrs. Nathalie Briffa Farrugia. Serge de Kerf has also resigned from the board.

We thank Mr Tranter and Mr de Kerf for their years on the board and their dedicated efforts working for the EAHSA organization.

EAHSA Guidelines

EAHSA has developed five guidelines that are essential for the development of homes and services for the ageing in the future. You can download these guidelines by clicking on Downloads in the main menu.

The EAHSA newsletter no. 1, 2010

Read about the EAHSA head quarters in Brussels, Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart sustainable and inclusive growth, the agreement with IAHSA, the EAHSA conference in Stockholm, a field report from one of our board members, and a lot more.

Read the newsletter here

THE 3RD EAHSA CONFERENCE STOCKHOLM MAY 27-28 2010

"Towards Sustainable Elderly Care"

It was a great pleasure to have 155 participants from 15 different countries at EAHSA's third conference in Stockholm May 27–28, 2010.

The presentations of this conference can be downloaded from June 15th 2010 at: www.micasa.se/eahsa

IAHSA US Technology Study Tour 20-30 October 2010

Our tour includes visits to US ageing service providers in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento and San Francisco plus an option for attendance at the Annual Meeting & Exposition of IAHSA’s US chapter, American Association of Homes & Services for the Ageing [AAHSA] in Los Angeles, California. The IAHSA USA Technology Study Tour will provide an opportunity for an in-depth understanding of ageing services and senior living with a focus on new design and technology, both in development and applied. A key feature will be meeting with Eric Dishman, Intel Fellow & Director of Health Policy and Innovation and his research staff at Intel, the leading innovator in aged care technologies. We will also hold roundtable events with our American colleagues to share ideas and information in an informal setting. For further information, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

4th European Nursing Congress: Older persons the future of care

In the fourth European Nursing Congress that will be held from 7-10 October 2010 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, the central theme is older persons as the future of care. In this congress, nurses from all fields of health care, including homecare workers, general hospital staff, mental health professionals and carers for the mentally disabled, are invited to share their methods and their research findings with regard to care for older persons. Surf to: Older Persons

The International Social Housing Summit

^{13th & 14th October 2010, World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands}

^{The International Social Housing Summit (}^ISH•SUM^{) is a brand new conference for the global affordable housing sector. Focusing on the shared challenges faced by housing organisations around the world, it will focus on best practice rather than policy and deliver practical solutions. Two days of keynotes, workshops, case studies and working lunches will focus on issues including sustainability, funding models and housing for the elderly.}^{There will also be optional study tour days to innovative projects around The Netherlands.}^{ISH.SUM will be supported by leading global organisations. As of February 2010, these are: Chartered Institute of Housing (UK), Australasian Housing Institute, Social Housing Foundation (South Africa), International Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing, Building and Social Housing Foundation, Social Housing Services Corporation (Canada), Social Housing Law Association, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Spanish Association of Public Housing and Land (AVS).}

^{EAHSA has agreed to support the conference and all members will be entitled to a 10% discount off all delegate fees. Please visit www.ishsum.com for further details.}

EAHSA’s response on the Green Paper Workforce Health of the European Commission

The European Ageing Network EAHSA welcomes the Commission’s Green Paper on the healthcare workforce. In our response EAHSA emphasizes that Investments in staff motivation and moral are a key element in a succesfull strategy towards a sustainable workforce. The Eden Alternative and other new approaches on care for the elderly have a positive effect on staff satisfaction and motivation.

EAHSA would very much welcome European cooperation in agreeing high level principles for the care for the elderly, in line with these new approaches on care. EAHSA also encourages further exchange of information on the state of the art in long term care for the elderly.
The Green Paper launched by the European Commission aims

to increase the visibility of the issues facing the EU health workforce,
to generate a clearer picture of the extent to which local and/or national health managers face the same challenges;
to provide a better basis for considering what could be done at EU level to address these problems effectively,;
to help identify where the Commission believes
that further action can be undertaken
and to launch a debate on it.

For further details on the Green Paper
http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=197748

Download EAHSA response on the Green Paper on the website: www.eahsa.eu