ECREAS - European Centre for Research and Education in Ageing Services

Welcome to the website of the European Centre for Research and Education in Ageing Services (ECREAS).

ECREAS is an initiative of the European Ageing Network (EAN) and connects 10.000 providers and directors in elderly care in 20 countries! Read more

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NEWS

ECREAS collaborates with Vilans, the long-ter mcare expertise centre in the Netherlands (see best practices).

ECREAS set up a platform between Chinese and European providers and product manufacturers in elderly care.

To improve quality of life

The ultimate goal of ECREAS is to improve the quality of life of those where providers of elderly care and services are taking care of.
By exchanging best practices, research, education and training programmes ECREAS aims to improve the quality of care and services in Europe that leads to an improvement of quality of life experienced by the clients of providers of elderly care and services.

What is ECREAS?

ECREAS is a virtual platform where its members can share their experiences and where materials can be downloaded. Although we have an office in Brussels it is not a big centre that can be visited. The main activities are taking place in a virtual environment.
ECREAS offers providers of elderly care the opportunity
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EAN ECREAS Award 2018 Best Facility for senior care in Europe: Dom Danice Vorgrinec in Maribor Slovenia

Outstanding organisations and facilities:

Who is the best in Europe?

AWARDS 2018

In 2014 and 2016 EAHSA have recognised an outstanding organisation and an innovative facility throughout Europe by an EAHSA Award.

In 2014 Seniorenzentrum Krefeld, Germany was awarded as the best facility for senior care and services in Europe and the Fédération Nationale Avenir et Qualité de Vie des Personnes Agées (FNAQPA), France, was awarded as the best organisation.

In 2016 Het Heiveld in Gent, Belgium was awarded as the best facility for senior care and services in Europe and “Les Cèdres” in Beaux, France was awarded as best organisation.

On 13 September 2018 the EAN-ECREAS Award of best facility in Europa was handed over to Dom Danice Vogrinec in Maribor Slovenia (download the application here), during the EAN conference in Prague Czech Republic. This time there were no applications for best organisation.
Nominees were:
- "Azienda publicca di Servizi alla Persona Itis” in Trieste, Italy (download application here)
- "Ehpad Simon Bénichou” in Nancy, France (download application here)
- "Humanitas Deventer" in Deventer, Netherlands (download application here)

Because of COVID the award was not awarded in 2020 and 2022.

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