Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap

Tabled by Antonín Staněk, António Tânger Corrêa, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Roman Haider, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Tamás Deutsch, György Hölvényi, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, András László, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Annamária Vicsek, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Vilis Krištopans, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Aldo Patriciello, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Gerolf Annemans, Barbara Bonte, Tom Vandendriessche, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Knot, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Majbritt Birkholm, Christophe Bay, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Valérie Deloge, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Jean-Paul Garraud, Thierry Mariani, Aleksandar Nikolic, Gilles Pennelle, Pierre Pimpie, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet, Alexandre Varaut, Mathilde Androuët, Jordan Bardella, Laurent Castillo, Marie Dauchy, Mélanie Disdier, Angéline Furet, Catherine Griset, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Philippe Olivier, Séverine Werbrouck, Tomasz Buczek, Anna Bryłka, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Anna Maria Cisint

Added: 28a. Emphasises the importance of enabling persons in need of care to receive care within their home environment, where appropriate and in accordance with their individual needs and preferences, recognising the benefits of family and home-based care for dignity, continuity of care and emotional well-being; recalls that the organisation, provision and structure of care systems fall within the competence of the Member States; notes, in this context, that Member States must be able to maintain and develop a plurality of high-quality care models, including residential and specialised care facilities, particularly where the intensity or nature of the care required cannot be adequately ensured at home to avoid unnecessary institutionalisation; calls for humane, small-scale, high-standard residential options in circumstances where the person concerned cannot make decisions independently and where families lack the expertise, time or financial means to provide adequate care, ensuring dignity for both the individual and their relatives;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.287