Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care

Summary:

Recommendation adopted by the Council of the European Union on 8 December 2022, focusing on access to affordable high-quality long-term care.

Further information:

The Recommendation seeks to support Member States of the European Union (EU) in their efforts to improve access to affordable high-quality long-term care. It provides guidelines in the direction of reforms to address the shared challenges of affordability, availability, quality, and the care workforce, and on sound policy governance in long-term care. The Commission recommends that Member States draw up national action plans to make care in the EU more available, accessible and of better quality for all.

The initiative was first announced in the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) Action Plan. It was tabled alongside the European Commission's European Care Strategy on 7 September 2022. The Recommendation was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 8 December 2022, and published in the Official Journal on 15 December 2022.

Official

EUR-LEX: COM(2022)441: Proposal for a Council Recommendation on access to affordable high-quality long-term care https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:441:FIN

EUR-LEX: SWD(2022)441: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2022:441:FIN

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 08/12/2022: EU ministers adopt recommendations on early childhood and long term care https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/12/08/eu-ministers-adopt-recommendations-on-early-childhood-and-long-term-care/

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