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In recent years, a demographic change towards an older population has been recorded in the EU. This phenomenon has created serious budgetary pressures and led to large amounts of extra healthcare infrastructure and social services being sought. Policies are therefore necessary for the inclusion of older people and for combating all forms of age-based discrimination. I am surprised that, in many Member States, funding and provision of specialist geriatric medicine has been reduced over the years. The provision of care to the older population should be of high quality.
Therefore, the Member States should have policies for improving specialist training. I would also remind you of the enormous contribution of voluntary bodies, religious organisations and charities in this area. The Member States should be particularly vigilant with regard to guaranteeing the protection of the fundamental rights of people receiving care over a long period. The Member States should provide support, as a matter of priority, for the establishment of home palliative care units, and devise and implement advanced training systems to help raise the educational level of those working in the eldercare system. The Commission should prepare a study which will give a clearer picture of the increasing requirements for the care of older people and an estimate of the anticipated specialist provision for the period until 2020."@en1
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