Latest news and stories about elderly care in government in Portugal for expats and residents.
Pedro Candeias explores the fragility of the elderly support ecosystem, highlighting how society often overlooks the challenges of aging until personally affected.
A study on home care support services recommends a new model, increased regulation, differentiated funding, training, and career development.
The Public Security Police (PSP) is launching an annual preventive and awareness-raising operation today aimed at the elderly population to detect potential cases of social fragility, increased physical and mental vulnerability, and suspected domestic violence crimes.
The president of the FITI organisation highlights the urgent need to address the growing issue of social isolation affecting older people in Portugal.
Home News Madeira establishing statute of older people in the Portugal archipelago Madeira establishing statute of older people in the Portugal archipelago The Madeira Assembly has approved the legislation establishing the Statute for the Elderly in the region, aiming to provide “a more effective
A morning briefing covering the reduction of lifetime subsidies for politicians and an investigation into the conditions of elderly people living in unlicensed care facilities.
Home News Portugal council supporting elderly care Portugal council supporting elderly care The parish council of Macedo de Cavaleiros will assist elderly people and people with disabilities who lack support in taking their daily medication, in a project it intends to implement from September, it
The head of the Union of Misericórdias has issued a warning regarding the critical state and potential collapse of the country's network of care homes.
Anselmo Crespo analyses the visit of Luís Montenegro and António José Seguro to Luxembourg, highlighting that the occasion did not symbolise political harmony 'in what is truly structural for the country'.
The PS secretary-general calls for concrete policies to prevent cases of elderly people living in hospitals for years. Also, the Pope's speech during his visit to Spain and a look ahead to the Portugal vs. Chile match later today.
President Seguro has called out the spiralling costs of old people’s homes in a country where old people already vastly outnumber the young. Just in the last 12 months, monthly The post President calls out spiralling costs of old people’s homes appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The association emphasises the urgent requirement for more residential care facilities for senior citizens.
Seguro speaks of a “time bomb” when referring to the pressure of an ageing population on the health and social security sectors.
A report by Campeão das Províncias highlights the shortage of care beds for the elderly in Portugal, noting a ratio of only four beds per 100 seniors.
In the four municipalities, 3,900 users have been identified, distributed across 68 establishments.
Less than one-fifth (19.1%) of the elderly population in Portugal considered their health status to be good or very good in 2024, compared to 40% in the European Union (EU) as a whole, Eurostat reported today.
In the growing list of contradictions, broken promises, and untruths uttered by Carlos Moedas, one stands out as a true testament to shameless audacity. In 2022, he announced the 65+ Health Plan, which was supposed to bring healthcare to the homes of Lisbon residents, but it has since been revealed as a poorly managed service that failed to function due to basic administrative incompetence. The project, which was heavily advertised, ultimately amounted to little more than a teleconsultation service that was suspended because contracts were not renewed. This episode highlights a pattern of political marketing taking precedence over substance, where the promised health plan has become a phantom—much like a 'gambozino' (a mythical creature used to send people on a wild goose chase), heavily advertised but impossible to find when needed.
By 2050, around 358,000 Portuguese people will have some form of dementia. Experts warn of the need to reorganise home care and support structures for patients and caregivers.
An ISCSP study proposes measures to strengthen the effectiveness, integration, and sustainability of support models.
The Elderly Person Status was published this Wednesday in the Diário da República. The aim is to guarantee the right for elderly individuals to remain in their own homes, reducing the burden of institutionalisation.
The couple accuse the local council of providing no assistance — a very different attitude to when they went to vote, when they were even picked up from their home in a van.
Home care has been essential in the areas affected by the storm.
The mayor of Porto says there is a problem of 'elderly isolation' in the city and that the current system for monitoring isolated citizens is not 'sufficient', stressing that more must be done.
Home News Portugal with most elderly and fewest care givers Portugal with most elderly and fewest care givers According to the OECD's Health at a Glance 2025 report, Portugal continues to have few resources for long-term care.
As of 9am, 75% of the elderly population has been vaccinated.
