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"Madam President, the Commission has just declared 2012 to be the year for active ageing. In so doing, it has complied with a request from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the report on intergenerational equity. Congratulations! This important message is coming at just the right time.
The number of people over 80 years of age who are healthy and capable is constantly rising. For the period from 2010 to 2030, an increase of almost 60% is forecast. In the question put by our Committee, we call on the Commission to analyse the positive, but also the negative, effects in the area of care for the elderly and to propose conclusions.
We know that more and more families cannot cope with the care of their relatives alone. Care workers are in short supply. However, it is not good enough for well-trained and competent staff to be replaced by low-paid employees with basic knowledge obtained in a fast-tracked process. In many places, this care is the only care received.
As rapporteur for demographic change and intergenerational equity, I have called on the Member States to set up transparent and sustainable control systems. Those in need of care must have their dignity protected. We need an EU-wide Code of Conduct containing minimum requirements and minimum outcomes of services for the provision of long-term care. Regardless of income, age, social status or health risk, people must receive affordable, good quality care.
Elderly people are not a burden, either. Their experiences and their life achievements have shaped our society. We must not leave them alone to face their problems. Let us use the time leading up to 2012 to create many prerequisites to allow politics, the media and the public to engage intensively with the issue of active ageing. In this regard, those affected must, above all, have their say. We must all change our attitude in favour of a sustainable form of care that is continuously focused on people and not just on costs."@en1
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