ECHO was founded 1989 in Brussels as a Confederation of private care and nursing home national associations in Europe. It is a non profit organization pursuing social, scientific, informing and training aims in long term care sector and care services for older people.
Objectives:
- fair and reasonable terms among care providers in long term care sector.
- high quality standards throughout Europe and a simultaneous reduction in bureaucracy.
- recognition of elderly care sector as a productive economy factor.
