WeDO (Wellbeing and Dignity of Older people) is a European project (2010-2012) involving 18 partners from 12 countries. It is coordinated by AGE Platform Europe and cofinanced by the European Commission, Directorate General for Employment and Social affairs. Our objective is to develop a lasting and growing partnership of organisations at all levels to promote the wellbeing and dignity of vulnerable and disabled older people and prevent elder abuse at all levels and in all settings through the promotion of quality long-term care. The project seeks especially to develop a European Partnership Guide including a set of fundamental principles (the Quality framework).

The project is the continuity of the EUSTACEA project (2008-2010), cofinanced by DG Justice and the Daphne programme, which developed a European Charter of the rights and responsibilities of older people in need of long-term care and assistance and its accompanying guide. Both documents are available in 9 different languages. More information on the EUSTACEA project is available here: www.age-platform.eu/en/daphne.