EU Conference on Elder Abuse and Quality of Long Term Care

EU Conference on elder abuse and quality of long term care
The Commission is organising a European Conference on elder abuse and quality of long term care on Monday 17 March 2008 in Brussels, entitled “Protecting the dignity of older persons – the prevention of elder abuse and neglect”.


This conference will be an opportunity for policy makers and stakeholders across Europe to discuss the quality of care for the dependent older people, and to raise awareness of the issues linked to elder abuse. The conference will present information on elder abuse, look at the causes and risk factors related to it, and examine possible strategies for preventing ill-treatment. This open debate at the European level is timely, as the Commission is currently preparing a Communication on high quality elderly care and the prevention of elder abuse.
The event will take place in Brussels at the Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi 170. Interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Slovenian. To access information on the program and registration please click here
People, who wish to participate in the conference, can express their interest online. Participation is free of charge. However, participation will have to be confirmed by the European Commission depending on availability of places. The event can accommodate up to 400 people
AGE is actively involved in the preparation for this conference and is member of the Steering Group set up by the Commission.

AGE was set up in January 2001 following a process of discussion on how to improve and strengthen cooperation between older people’s organizations at EU level. Membership of AGE is open to European, national and regional organizations, and to both organizations of older people and organizations for older people. Organizations of older people will have the majority of votes in AGE’s decision-making bodies. Membership is open only to non-profit-making organizations. AGE is co-financed by its members and by the European Commission.


SOURCE: ageplatform

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It would be interesting to see a report from this conference. There is very little information on Elder Abuse in European countries ( other than UK). It is as though there are no elder abuses cases in Europe. This is, of course, not true. It is an "embarrassing" issue that many countries in Europe appear to prefer the "silent treatment".