develop implement and evaluate EU SOCIAL AND HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE EU
WHO WE ARE
Improve quality of care for aging people throughout Europe
E.C.H.O. was founded in 1989 in Brussels as an alliance of national private care and nursing home associations in Europe. We are a non-profit organisation pursuing social, scientific, informative, and training objectives in the long-term care sector and services for older people.
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Madrid to become the European epicentre of social and long-term care
The Fundación EconomÃa y Salud organises the European Convention on Long-Term Care at the CÃrculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid on 1 and 2 October 2026. E.C.H.O. supports the convention as a member of its Scientific Advisory Committee.
E.C.H.O. Unanimously Reappoints Cav. Lav. Averardo Orta as President
From Brussels, a European mandate for quality, investment, human capital and innovation in the care of dependent older persons Brussels, 26 June 2026 – The General Assembly of E.C.H.O. – European Confederation of Care Home Organisations has unanimously reappointed Cavaliere del Lavoro Averardo Orta as President of the European Confederation representing organisations in the residential…
Board Meeting in Madrid – 20 May 2026
On 20 May 2026, the European Confederation of Care Home Organisations (E.C.H.O.) held its General Assembly in Madrid, in the presence of President Cav. Lav. Averardo Orta, Vice President Bernd Meurer (BPA), General Secretary Alberto Echevarria (FED), Treasurer Sebastiano Capurso (ANASTE), Rubén Otero (President of FED Cantabria), Gema DÃaz DomÃnguez (CEO of Grupo Calidad en…
ECHO’s members provide residential care for independent and dependent elderly individuals in care and nursing homes, day centers, service flats, dementia and rehabilitation centers, domiciliary care, and telemedicine.
