Department of Health | Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Aging at home

Our society is ageing, giving rise to some pressing questions and a need for new resources. The emphasis here is on enabling people to live in private homes rather than special accommodation and on involving all providers of support in a co-productive way instead of focusing exclusively on professionalisation.

Young Carers

Caregiving relatives are an indispensable part of care provision. However, there is little awareness of the fact that children, adolescents and young adults are also involved in providing care and support for relatives. The "learn & care" research programme closes this gap through the collection of data on the situation in Switzerland and the development of tools for raising awareness by experts.

Work & Care

The "work & care" programme deals with the reconciliation of paid employment with private care work involving support for relatives who are ill, disabled or elderly. Since 2007, Careum Research has been developing practical tools based on scientific findings to help promote the reconciliation.

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Projects

Careum Research focuses on the provision of home-based care for the elderly and long-term care. Within this framework, the research institute of Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences (Departement of Health) pays particular attention to intersectoral cooperation, interprofessionalism and the perspective of patients and relatives. Reconciling family care with other roles in life requires new forms of care provision and co-production which use innovative approaches to ensure the quality of community-based care. The need for health literacy and the ability to live independently with chronic conditions are bringing user perspectives and cross-sectoral approaches to the fore.

Publications

Careum supports Open Access. Whenever legally possible, Careum Research makes its scientific publications available free of charge.