NEUROAGE team visited CUIDA expo, a key meeting point for professionals transforming the care sector in Spain and Southern Europe.ย
We found a really active ecosystem, bringing together healthcare professionals, caregivers, researchers, innovators, and organizations, all working toward improving how we care for and support older adults.ย
Some of the key challenges addressed at the forum were:ย
ยท ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ from talent attraction to wellbeing, itโs clear that supporting those who care is essential to building sustainable care systems.ย
ยท ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐, with a strong focus on person-centered care, dignity, and quality of life.ย
ยท ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ, especially the expectations of baby boomers, which will reshape services and solutions in the coming years.ย
ยท ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, one of the biggest social and health issues in ageing, and where innovation (digital and human) has a crucial role to play.ย
Beyond the sessions, what really stood out was the level of commitment across the sector. The hashtag#SilverEconomy is growing fast and will only become more central in the years ahead.
