This new report presents the methodology implemented and describes all the activities organised in the framework of the InCARE Pilot in North Macedonia. The Emergency button pilot was a successful attempt of providing a long-term care service example in in…
The Red Cross of the Republic of North Macedonia (RCNM) implemented a pilot intervention focusing on an innovative community-based approach. The core element of the pilot intervention was the integration of an Emergency Button Service within its home care package…
This report indicates the importance of innovations in the overall strategy of development of formal Long-term care in the country. Despite the enabling legal framework, ensuring sustainability and scaling-up of innovation can be challenging as it usually demands further legal…
New InCARE publication: The Policy Roadmap North Macedonia presents the InCARE projection of future costs of LTC as well as recommendations for the development of the LTC system. You can download the policy roadmap here: InCARE Policy Roadmap North Macedonia_final
This new report gives an overview of the LTC landscape in North Macedonia, focusing on the country context, support capacity and care needs in the community as well as service delivery. Read the full report here: InCARE LTC landscape in…
During the InCARE final conference, partners from North Macedonia were proud to share that, after almost three years of designing, planning, and implementation, the pilot service successfully met the objective envisioned initially. Concretely: 57 old persons tested the emergency button…
The Red Cross of North Macedonia is successfully piloting a community-based approach to care for dependent elderly, through the integration of an Emergency Button Service within its home care package. Since the start of the pilot in September last year,…
InCARE has launched a third national factsheet, describing Attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care in North Macedonia, available in English and Macedonian. We found that: Availability and affordability remain major barriers in accessing formal care services, particularly for low…
In September, the Red Cross started implementing the North Macedonian pilot, focusing on the integration of an Emergency Button Service within its home care package. The operational team got prepared by attending a series of dedicated training sessions between April…
The InCARE Steering Group met in the Centre for Social Enterprises in Skopje, North Macedonia on 20 September 2022 to hold its third meeting. The meeting was hosted by the North Macedonian Ministry of Labor and Social Policy. The group…