An interview with Harry Stehrenberger was conducted to learn more about working at an older age from the perspective of seniors@work and his personal view on the topic. How does this relate to HEROES? Can you briefly introduce yourself and seniors@work? Seniors@work is a recruitment platform for people shortly before and after retirement. The platform…
When looking for a caregiver, what is important to you? Little things like personal introductions, greetings and communication are important to me. For example, when a caregiver meets me for the first time, they inform themself about my health condition and needs by talking to me and through my medical history. How do you usually…
To gain a better insight into the perspective of care receivers, a further interview was conducted. We interviewed a 72-year-old person who was recently professionally cared for at home by Spitex, a Swiss home care service . What are your expectations of a carer? Based on my experience as someone who was in the care…
When looking for a carer, what is important to you? A caregiver should be punctual and have your best interests in mind. I want to know that he or she is someone I can trust and with whom I will be able to form a long-term relationship. I don’t want to see another person wandering…
The recruitment of caregivers raises challenges across Europe. Monica Moldovan, the coordinator of HEROES Project, discussed the challenges and ways to overcome them with the representative of the European Commission on the matter, Ms. Katarina IVANKOVIC-KNEZEVIC – Director for Social Rights and Inclusion (DG EMPL). In your opinion, what are the challenges facing the recruitment…
