Goals: describe the main goals of the good practice

- to seek the support for care providers in long-term  care situations

- to improve quality of care and offer support for carers

- mainly focused on informal care and what does it mean to family circle

Target Group: describe on which group the good practice is targeted

- care providers – formal and informal carers

Approach: describe the way in which the good practice is implemented.

- they did the research of quality of life of carers and the impact on care situations and on quality of care provided.

- on the bases of their research they argue with policy makers on the preparing of changes of policy towards caring for LTC

- they try to promote that it is not “necessary to care for every price” on family bases – that it is normal to use respite care and to use help, not to do everything by themselves.

- they question what will happened in the future when the stress will continue and also what will be the impact for the carers.

Who does implement this good practice? Mention, if relevant, the organisation or persons who do the work.

Project, ended in 2010.

What material is available on this good practice (description, website etc.)

No official websides exist.

How widely is this good practice used in your country?

Only regional study, working in Olomouc

What are the results, outcomes, experiences with this good practice? Please mention the source(s).

- promotion support of carers on policy level, focusing on informal carers in the stressful situation

- rising public awareness of the potentially problematic of overload of carers

Are there effect studies? Please mention the source(s) if the answer is ‘yes’.

No

What are the success factors?

Focused on subject which is important in EA and which promote “healthy” approach to care situations on the side of possible perpetrator.