Brazilian nurses and nursing students will be able to apply for the Queen Silvia Nursing Award starting September 1 ViBe Saúde is the seventh Main Partner to establish the Queen Silvia Nursing Award Nurses and nursing students based in the Sao Paolo State will be able to apply for the €6000 award by submitting an idea to improve patient care for older people or people living with dementia Brazil is the seventh country to establish the Queen Silvia Nursing Award.  ViBe Saúde – a stakeholder in B2C digital health in Brazil – is the Main Partner of the award. ViBe Saúde will beg ..read more

Sophie Lu-Axelsson has become a new CEO of Swedish Care International. Sophie is an experienced professional with diverse experience in global corporations as well as social NGOs. She has a wide global perspective and has spent the bulk of her career working with international clients. Sophie has been leading several projects at SCI for the last 3 years. Prior to joining SCI, Sophie spent many years in adult learning, including 6 years at international education company EF Education First. Later, an interest in sustainable societies was sparked by her Ma ..read more

Home Instead Senior Care Global, one of the world’s leading home care franchise organizations in 14 countries with 1200 locations and expanding in the Nordics, will probe relationship-based home care and the socio-economic impact of caregiving on women at the 2021 Dementia Forum X summit. This year’s global summit,  Dementia Forum X, will focus on “A Dementia Journey.” Each session and workshop will examine the stages of support and care a person living with dementia might require as the disease progresses. World-leading researchers, medical professionals, policy-makers and business exe ..read more

For a Swedish version of this press release, please check HERE. Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, a passionate supporter and advocate for quality dementia care, will officially open the fourth biennial Dementia Forum X summit on 25 of May 2021. HM Queen Silvia will provide an Opening Speech for participating world-leading researchers, medical professionals, policy-makers and business executives of this year’s three-day online event focusing on “A Dementia Journey.” Her Majesty Queen Silvia has a long-standing association with, and support of, dementia care and caregiving since the 1990s wh ..read more

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, May 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Arjo, a leading global medical device company headquartered in Sweden will join this year’s Dementia Forum X to examine the link between equipment design and care processes to improve quality of care for people living with dementia in care facilities. Sara Thomas, Occupational Therapist and Global Senior Clinical Consulting Manager, Arjo STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, May 3, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — Arjo, a leading global medical device company headquartered in Sweden will join this year’s Dementia Forum X to examine the link between equipment d ..read more

This year’s global summit,  Dementia Forum X, will focus on “A Dementia Journey.” Each session and workshop will examine the stages of support and care a person living with dementia might require as the disease progresses. World-leading researchers, medical professionals, policy-makers and business executives will present their latest findings and solutions. Live sessions and workshops focus on reducing the risk of dementia, developing high-quality dementia care, adapting environment design, easing caregiver burden as well as the role of robotics and palliative care in dementia.  ..read more

After one year of preparations, we are glad to start a new project in Poland! Swedish Care International will serve as advisors for elderly care training and e-learning development in the EU co-funded project that will be implemented by QS Zurich’s office in Poland. We will help to develop an e-learning and support program for 50+ aged care employees based on some of the best practices of elderly care in Sweden and our expertise in developing e-learning solutions. The project “Advanced support program for small and medium enterprises providing care services – Swedish ..read more

Sweden is one among few countries that has put in place a solid policy to support older people and enable them to live a normal life at home and enjoy their remaining years for as long as possible. It comes as no surprise that usually it is the ones who need palliative care that often move into nursing homes. In dementia care, it is important that the succession of care is adjusted to the needs of people with dementia and their formal and informal caregivers throughout the course of the disease. At present, approximately 80% of senior patients in nursing homes as well as those receiving home ..read more

We had the pleasure to interview our dear friend Neha Sinha, cofounder and CEO of Epoch Elder Care, an assisted living provider in India. Neha is a passionate specialist and advocate of dementia care in India, committed to making a difference in the field of elderly care in her country. Neha has been featured in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list in 2016 as well as interviewed by key national Indian media channels. We have asked Neha to share her thoughts about recent dementia care developments in India, challenges brought by COVID-19 and how Swedish dementia and palliative care knowledge he ..read more

How does COVID-19 affect elderly care in Brazil? How has the daily activities changed in nursing homes and elderly residential facilities? How is a nursing facility in San Paolo, Brazil making its elderly care services human and person-centered? We have interviewed Daniela Fonseca de Almeida Gomez, a geriatrician and Medical Manager of Sociedade Beneficente Alema (SBA) residential, an elderly nursing facility in San Paolo, Brazil. SBA provides short and long-term care services and has a rehabilitation unit. 200 elderly people live in their care facilities whereas, approximately 70% have Al ..read more