Healthcare Services
enterpriseTarget: Private Long-Term Care Provider
If you are a private care provider dealing with high staff turnover and burnout — this project developed 5-8 solution prototypes that improve worker resilience and retention.
WELL CARE · Project
Mental Health Support Systems to Retain Long-Term Care Workers and Informal Carers
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Imagine the stress of caring for a loved one or a patient every day; it's like running a marathon that never ends. This work finds the best ways to prevent these caregivers from burning out and crashing. By creating a better partnership between professional staff and family members, it helps everyone stay healthy and keep working.
By the numbers
88%
Percentage of LTC workers who are women
80%
Percentage of all EU care provided by informal carers
40
Good practices to be analyzed
5-8
Transferable solution prototypes to be developed
10
In-depth case studies to be conducted
The business problem
What needed solving
Long-term care providers face severe staff shortages and high burnout rates. This is worsened by the heavy emotional demand on both professional workers and the 80% of care provided by unpaid family members.
The solution
What was built
The project is building 5-8 transferable solution prototypes and a database of 40 analyzed good practices for mental wellbeing.
Audience
Who needs this
Nursing home operatorsHome care agenciesPublic health departmentsCaregiver support NGOsOccupational health providers
Business applications
Who can put this to work
Human Resources
SMETarget: Occupational Health Consultancy
If you are a consultancy dealing with mental health risks in the care sector — this project developed 40 analyzed good practices that can be used to design better workplace wellness programs.
Digital Health
mid-sizeTarget: Caregiver Support App Developer
If you are a tech company dealing with low engagement from informal carers — this project developed evidence-based recommendations and prototypes to support the 80% of EU care provided informally.
Frequently asked
Quick answers
What is the cost or price for implementing these solutions?
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the solution prototypes is not provided, as the project is EU-funded research.
Can these solutions be scaled to an industrial level?
The project aims to develop 5-8 transferable solution prototypes to be tested in five countries, suggesting a design intended for scaling across the EU.
What are the IP and licensing terms for the prototypes?
Based on available project data, there is no mention of specific patents or licensing agreements; the focus is on promoting good practices and recommendations.
How does this affect labor regulations?
The project analyzes policy and legislative frameworks to provide evidence-based recommendations for policymakers to improve care workforce sustainability.
What is the timeline for deployment?
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with prototypes being implemented and tested during this period.
Consortium
Who built it
The consortium is heavily academic and public-sector oriented, consisting of 15 partners from 8 countries. With 5 universities, 3 research organizations, and 7 other entities (including 2 SMEs), there is a 0% industry ratio. This indicates the project is focused on evidence generation and policy influence rather than immediate commercial product launch.
How to reach the team
Contact Linnaeus University (Sweden) for details on the solution prototypes.
Next steps
Talk to the team behind this work.
Contact us to identify which of the 5-8 prototypes fits your care facility's needs.
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