Since 2023, CERA is part of the COST Action project Participatory Approaches with Older Adults (PAAR-net), which aims to implement the vision of older people as co-creators and active contributors in research, practice and social policy-making, bringing their own perspectives and experiences of treatment, health and care. CERA has also contributed to the co-creation of a document presenting basic concepts of participatory approaches, which brings together new studies from many European countries, as well as recommendations for future co-creation activities with older generations.

The document entitled "Working Together and Learning Together: Advancing Knowledge, Policy and Practice with Older Adults Across Health, Care and Support" presents participatory approaches in research, policy and practice in the field of health, care and support for older adults and their needs. It focuses on the involvement of older people as co-creators of research and decision-making processes, rather than simply as passive recipients of care, while emphasising the importance of their diverse experiences and the use of their knowledge in designing solutions that can help them improve their lives.

The full document can be found here.