The SAFER PATH project aimed to improve the well-being of social and healthcare workers involved in home care services, particularly those working with people with disabilities, by reducing the risk of burnout and promoting healthier and more sustainable work environments. A central objective of the project was to strengthen the skills of workers and organisations in recognising the early signs of stress and burnout and managing them effectively, moving beyond an exclusively individual approach and instead promoting an organisational and preventive perspective. The project also aimed to develop a shared approach at European level, based on a comparative analysis of national contexts and the direct involvement of professionals, in order to create practical tools that are transferable and adaptable to different work contexts. Through the development, testing and dissemination of the Burnout Toolkit, SAFER PATH pursued the objective of improving the quality of work in home care services and, indirectly, the quality of care offered to people with disabilities, while promoting the sustainability and long-term impact of the results.
The SAFER PATH project was presented to respond to specific needs related to the well-being of social and healthcare workers involved in home care services, particularly those working with people with disabilities. In these contexts, the risk of burnout is high due to the intense emotional burden, complex working conditions and lack of structured prevention and support tools. The partner organisations have identified a lack of practical and shared resources in their respective national contexts for the early recognition of signs of stress and burnout and for addressing them systematically, not only at an individual level but also at an organisational level. There is also a need to strengthen the skills of workers and organisations in promoting healthier and more sustainable work environments. SAFER PATH responded to these needs by developing a common and transferable approach based on comparative analysis of national contexts, direct involvement of professionals and the creation of practical tools for the prevention and management of burnout, thus contributing to improving the quality of work and care provided.