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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Webinar 24 March: Caring through social connection in care homes: The SONNET Study, with Andrew Sommerlad and Jennifer Bethell Register here 🔗 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The Paradox of Caregiving, New blog post by Ruru Ping (Hitotsubashi University) finds that the impact of caring in Japan is mediated by cultural gender expectations, which polices don’t always take into account You can read it here: goltc.org/publications...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

NEW BLOG POST: A practical toolkit with non-pharmacological interventions for pain management in nursing homes goltc.org/publications... By Manuela Hoedl, Medical University of Graz #LongTermCare #NursingHomes #PainManagement #CareHomes

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Webinar: Sustainable Continence Care: from Theory to Practice ✅ Environmental strategies for continence care in long-term care settings ✅ Practical tools ✅ Innovative solutions for better assessment and management 🗓️2 February 2026 🕰️17.00-18.00 GMT Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

This Friday is the @goltc.bsky.social #ChangingtheNarrativeonLTC event, and we 330 people from 59 countries registered so far! We have an amazing program do join if you haven’t already! goltc.org/changing-the-n…

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Happening right now, the first webinar of the @goltc.bsky.social Innovation in Long-Term Care interest group, with a presentation of the @cpeclse.bsky.social SASCI project by Juliette Malley, if you want to join, this group make sure you register here: goltc.org/add-new-expe... #LongTermCare

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Join us on the 28 November for the @goltc.bsky.social celebration the UN’s International Day of Care and Support. We have an amazing program, starting in Australia, hosted by ARIIA, in Europe by @cpeclse.bsky.social and in Chile by MICARE Register here: goltc.org/save-the-dat...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Join us for a webinar on: Older Persons, Disabilities and Social Protection in African contexts 🗓️ 07 November 🕰️ 15.00-16.30 SAST, 13.00–14:30 GMT Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Join us tomorrow to explore the #LongTermCare skills of the Future, register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Future-Proofing the workforce: exploring emerging skills in Long-Term Care GOLTC webinar, 17 Sept 9:30 With Victoria Cornell and Paul Ross (ARIIA) Jiri Branka (CEDEFOP) Justin Chadwick (New Direction Care) Register here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

New GOLTC recording! Catch up with this #multidisciplinary workshop on progress towards #deinstitutionalization for people with #disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map #communitybased care and #supportservices. @adelinacohe.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIh6...

A promotional flyer for the webinar. It reads: Community based care resources for people with disabilities and older people with care needs. Moderated by Stefania Ilinca (WHO) & Adelina Comas-Herrera (GOLTC) and featuring European Disability Forum, ILO, Global Disability Fund Recording available now: https://www.youtube.com/wa It features the logos of the different organisations for each of the presenters involved.

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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

☀️ The seasonal summer break can be a great time to look back at sessions you might have missed during term. We've uploaded some past webinars to our YouTube so you can catch up! 💻 @adelinacohe.bsky.social First up! 'Intelligent #PainAssessment in #LongtermCare' youtu.be/WMi89AflExc

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GOLTC: Intelligent Pain Assessment in Long-term care

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NIHR PRU in Dementia and Neurodegeneration Exeter @denpruexeter.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

⚠️One week left to apply!⚠️ Are you a keen quantitative researcher with an interest in dementia and neurodegenerative conditions? This could be the job for you! Our wonderful team at Newcastle University are looking for a Research Assistant/Associate. Closing date: 30th July 2025

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Population Aging Research Center @pennaging.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

➡️ The Administration for Community Living: More Than a Decade of Policies Promoting the Health of Older Adults, People Living With Disabilities, & Their Families and Caregivers READ Journal of Gerontological Nursing paper by Research Associate@adrianaperez98.bsky.social

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The Administration for Community Living: More Than a Decade of Policies Promoting the Health of Older Adults, People Living With Disabilities, and Their Families and Caregivers

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The @goltc.bsky.social interest groups have been very busy planning webinars for September, October and November! We are extremely proud about the quality and variety of webinars planned so far Check out the full list and all the details here: goltc.org/news/

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Webinar: What can England learn from the Covid pandemic experience of the #LongTermCare systems in Denmark, France, Japan & the Netherlands? 9 Sept 🔗 goltc.org/social-care-... @natashacurry.bsky.social, Camille Oung, @joannamarczak.bsky.social, @adelinacohe.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.org.uk

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

💡NEW Blog Post: Who gets the help they need? Care inequalities among the oldest-old in Germany and England By Ursula Henz and Michael Wagner Read it here 🔗 goltc.org/publications...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Join us next Wednesday ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Eloísa del Pino @eloisadelpino.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🔔 New book! Based on a study covering 15 European countries, our book analyses the preparedness, structural weaknesses of long-term care homes exacerbated by the crisis and the deficient coordination between the health and caring sectors policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/long-term-ca...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

We are excited to start the activities of the @goltc.bsky.social interest group on Climate change and Long-Term Care with a Thematic Panel at the excellent @tcaren.bsky.social conference in Helsinki, you can join the group by becoming a member of GOLTC goltc.org/add-new-expe... #TCC2025

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Transforming Care Network @tcaren.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The new Transforming Care Network Newsletter is out!☀️ You can find new networking activities: upcoming TCC conference, new Transforming Care Series books (with member discounts), Scientific Corner (with Prof. Pfau-Effinger), and more Don't miss it and join us! www.transforming-care.net/membership/

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Newsletter no 10 2025 – Transforming Care Network

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

UPCOMING WEBINARS for everyone: - Care, Disabilities + Social Protection in Southern Africa: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🌍 - Community-based care for people w/ disabilities: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🤲 - Making quality visible: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 📋 @adelinacohe.bsky.social @who.int

UPCOMING WEBINARS from GOLTC on Fri 20 June, Tues 24 June, and Wed 2 July.

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Making quality visible: balancing safety + clinical indicators and patient-reported outcome indicators + narratives 🗨️ JOIN US on Wed 2 July for a webinar on #Quality in #LongTermCare, featuring Henk Nies, Mircha Poldrugovac @ampot.bsky.social + Sharron Reynolds: 👉 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Making quality visible: balancing safety and clinical indicators and patient-reported outcome indicators and narratives

GOLTC Quality Improvement in Long-Term Care Interest Group webinar

Date: 2 July 2025

Time: 9:00-10:30 BST (10:00 – 11.30 CET)

Link: Register to join on Zoom

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Adelina Comas-Herrera @adelinacohe.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Join us tomorrow for this webinar on Integrated Long-Term Care in collaboration with @ificinfo.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Elder care, disabilities, #SocialProtection 🔍 Join us on 20 June for a session w/ Elena Moore (UCT) + Dolly Ntseane (University of Botswana) on #SouthAfrica + #Botswana. 🗨️ REGISTER:👉 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @socialprotection.org @adelinacohe.bsky.social #Grants

Elderly Care, Disabilities and Social Protection in Southern Africa
GOLTC Care and Social Protection in Southern Africa Interest Group webinar
Date: 20 June 2025
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 BST
Link: Register to join on Zoom

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

NEW COUNTRY PROFILE: #England 🌍 In this system profile, @blimeysimon.bsky.social (@thekingsfund.bsky.social) and @natashacurry.bsky.social (@nuffieldtrust.org.uk) unpack the country's long-term care system. 🔍 Read now: goltc.org/system-profi...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: Community-based care resources for people w/ disabilities + older people with care needs 🙌 JOIN on Tues 24 June for a workshop moderated by @adelinacohe.bsky.social + Stefania Ilinca w/ Global Disability Fund, WHO Europe, ILO + @myedf.bsky.social:👉 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Community based care resources for people with disabilities and older people with care needs

Join us on the 24 June for a multi-disciplinary workshop on accelerating progress towards deinstitutionalization for people with disabilities and older people with care needs, exploring tools to map community-based care and support services.

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: Ageing out of Place – Rethinking Ageing, Place, and Policy in Times of Change 📽️ Watch back our session featuring perspectives from #Australia, #Japan, #HongKong + #Sweden:👉 goltc.org/goltc-webina...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

HAPPENING TOMORROW! 📢 Don't forget to register for our next GOLTC webinar, which will focus on Community Health Intervention through Music Engagement for #PerinatalMentalHealth: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🗨️ The webinar features @annettebauer.bsky.social + Lauren Stewart (@chimeproject.bsky.social)

Community Health Intervention through Music Engagement for Perinatal Mental Health
GOLTC Global Perinatal Mental Health Interest Group webinar

Date: 3 June 2025

Time: 10:00 to 11:00 BST (you can check your local time here.)

Link: Register to join on Zoom

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

UPCOMING WEBINAR hosted w/ @ificinfo.bsky.social (IFIC): Integrated #LongTermCare: Defining Research Questions for Better Quality, Person-Centred Solutions 🔍 Join us on 12 June for an engaging webinar! 🗨️ REGISTER NOW:👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @adelinacohe.bsky.social

Integrated Long-Term Care: Defining the Research Questions for Better Quality, Person-Centred Solutions

This webinar is organised by the Integrated Long-Term Care Interest Group, a joint initiative between the International Foundation of Integrated Care (IFIC) and the Global Observatory of Long-term Care (GOLTC)
Date: 12 June 2025
Time: 12:00 to 13:30 BST (you can check your local time here.)
Link: Register to join on Zoom

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE 📢 Watch back our 14 May webinar, "Global initiatives on #ContinenceCare" Featuring perspectives from Javier Jerez-Roig (Spain), Hannelore Strauven (Belgium), Myra Robson (UK), Adrian Wagg + @greatdismal.bsky.social (Canada) 🌍 Watch now:👉 goltc.org/goltc-webina...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Intelligent pain management 🧠 JOIN US on 10 June for this exciting webinar featuring a presentation on PainChek from the Chief Scientific Officer, Jeff Hughes. 🧑‍💻 REGISTER NOW:👉 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #CareTech #PainManagement #CareHomes @caretechandtips.bsky.social

Intelligent Pain assessment
Tues 10 June 2025
2:30pm - 3:30pm BST
1. Introduction to the Global Observatory of Long-Term care and welcome (Adelina Comas-Herrera, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, LSE, UK).
2. Introduction to the Pain in Care Homes GOLTC Interest Group (Dr. Manuela Hoedl: Medical University of Graz and Prof Sandra Zwakhalen: Maastricht University, Netherlands)
3. Presentation: “Pain Chek- an intelligent pain assessment instrument” Prof. Chief Scientific Officer PhD, MPS Jeff Hughes https://www.painchek.com/about/team/prof-jeff-hughes/
4. Q & A

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Jonas Jessen @jonasjessen.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions tinyurl.com/2wez4wp7 Where? Berlin @wzb.bsky.social 🐻 When? November 20-21 November 🍂 For whom? Researchers at all stages in their career Anything else? Accomodation & travel cost will be covered 🚅🏨 Please circulate!

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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Interested in what #SocialCare research is informing policy? 🔍 Join #ASCRU on Thurs 5 June for presentations on comorbidities + socioeconomic deprivation, #COVID19 domicillary care utilisation + #UnpaidCare. REGISTER:👉 lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @claudiacooper.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

Social Care Research in NIHR Policy Research Units
Date: Thurs 5 June 2025
Time: 2pm - 3:30pm BST
Register to join on Zoom
Sedigheh Zabihi (Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantitative Methods) and Claudia Cooper (Prof of Psychological Medicine and Centre Lead), Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Queen Mary, University of London – Dementia and Neurodegeneration PRU (DeNPRU-QM)
Anastasia Arabadzhyan (Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York) - Economics of Health and Social Care Systems PRU (ESHCRU)
Amritpal Rehill (Research Officer, CPEC, LSE) – Adult Social Care PRU (ASCRU)

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Dementia Researcher @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Join the University of Exeter as a Postdoctoral Fellow exploring how urban green and blue spaces can support equitable health as part of the Groundswell research project. Closing date: 8th June www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

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Research Fellow: Dementia and Disease Prevention

Join the University of Exeter as a Postdoc Fellow exploring how urban green and blue spaces can support equitable health as part of the Groundswell project

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: The politics of live-in care #migration - a comparative study of Taiwan, Austria + Germany 🌍 Watch our webinar from 8 May feat. @adelinacohe.bsky.social, Isabel Shutes, @sleiber.bsky.social, Li-Fang Liang, August Österle + Migyeong Yun:👉 goltc.org/goltc-webina...

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

NEW BLOG on pricing and purchasing #LongTermCare: A series of country summary reports from the WHO Centre for Health Development 🌍 In this post, Greer van Zyl and Sarah Barber, introduce 9 country reports, and the strengths/ weaknesses of LTC systems. 🔍 READ NOW: goltc.org/publications...

Pricing and purchasing long-term care: A series of country summary reports from the WHO Centre for Health Development

by Greer Van Zyl and Sarah Barber, WHO Centre for Health Development (WHO Kobe Center)

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Interested in music interventions for perinatal #MentalHealth? 🎶 Want to know what a community intervention looks like? 👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Join us on 3 June for an exciting webinar feat. @annettebauer.bsky.social + Lauren Stewart to find out about @chimeproject.bsky.social 🗨️ REGISTER: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (LSE) @cpeclse.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Announcing the next webinar on #SocialCare in @nihr.bsky.social Policy Research Units! 📢 Join the Adult Social Care PRU (#ASCRU) on Thurs 5 June for presentations from @claudiacooper.bsky.social/ Sedigheh Zabihi, Anastasia Arabadzhyan + Amritpal Rehill. 🗨️ REGISTER: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Social Care Research in NIHR Policy Research Units - Showcase webinar

This webinar will feature:
- Association of comorbidities and socioeconomic deprivation among people who died with dementia in England Between 2013-2023: analysis of death certificates by Sedigheh Zabihi (Postdoctoral Researcher in Quantitative Methods) and Claudia Cooper (Prof of Psychological Medicine and Centre Lead), Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Queen Mary, University of London – Dementia and Neurodegeneration PRU (DeNPRU-QM)
- COVID-19 and domiciliary care utilisation: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Anastasia Arabadzhyan (Research Fellow, Centre for Health Economics, University of York) - Economics of Health and Social Care Systems PRU (ESHCRU)
- Unpaid care shared between family members by Amritpal Rehill (Research Officer, CPEC, LSE) – Adult Social Care PRU (ASCRU)

Time 5 June 2025 02:00 PM London

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Ben Goodair @bengoodair.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

New Postdoc job!!! Esp for Danish-speaking researchers. To work with @andersb-m.bsky.social at RUC. Answering the 🔥 topic: Why is Denmark outsourcing it's care services... when the for-profit sector are worse? Please share with colleagues! Due: 1st June candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

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Postdoc position in Social Care Policy and Outsourcing

The Department of Social Sciences at Roskilde University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher as part of the Carlsberg Foundation Semper Ardens Ac

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Global Observatory of Long-Term Care @goltc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: #Care Workforce Retention – what factors are critical and how they change with worker age? 🔍 You can now watch back the 30 April webinar featuring @blimeysimon.bsky.social, Janine Dizon, Nicky Baker, Sarah Gilbert + Anna O’Gara:👉 goltc.org/care-workfor...

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