Activities of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2020/2008(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)
Amendments (27)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which raises issuis based on the principles of personal autonomy, non- discrimination, full and effective participation in society and, equal opportunities and accessibility,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas oldthe process of ageing is characterisaccompanied by pthenomena such as significant life changes like the loss of one’´s partner, the growing proportion of females, and lonelinessrelatives or friends, health degradation, changes in the life habits and work patterns as well as changes to the financial stability; whereas since 2010, the number of single-person households has increased by 19%; whereas 40% of women in the EU aged 65+ live alone;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas older people are most at risk of experiencing a lack oflikely to experience difficulties in adapting to the changing digital era, with the lack of the necessary skills or access to the internet and modern technologies and, as a consequence, are more vulnerable to exclusion, including digital exclusion and job loss;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is necessary to avoid generalisation as elderly people are not a homogenous community and their life conditions, problems or challenges they face widely differ based on the particular age group, gender, territory or socio- economic status;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the incidence of dependence and the need for care and support increases with age;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many older people prefer passive activities, may not have access to active ageing partolicies due to the state of their health, the lack of habits of regular physicencouragement or habits to have a regular physical, mental or social activity and recreation, difficulty in accessing sports and physical rehabilitation centres, andfinancial constraints or the inadequacy of activities aimed at older people;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the idea of ageing in place is of key importance for spatial planning and the deinstitutionalisation ofpossibilities of maintaining autonomy and independence are dependant on the set of conditions including the age-friendly environments, accessible services or affordability and availability of quality home or community-based care;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the eldolder persons are particularly severely are more likely to be at risk of illness and to suffer more severely from diseases, includingffected by the COVID-19 pandemics; whereas it is urgent to address the situation regarding access to diagnosis, medical treatment and personal protective equipment to beneficiaries and staff in long-term care facilities; whereas many older persons have been hindered in accessing medical treatment unrelated to COVID- 19; and care services in general have been reduced or suspended during the pandemic;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas during the coronavirus pandemic, many citizens experienced age discrimination in accessing medical and care servicesases of hospital triage deciding on the availability of hospital care was based on the age as one of the main criteria; whereas such exclusion of patients solely on the ground of age constitutes discrimination;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas older people, especially women, are at greater risk of poverty due, among other factors, to the difference in economic development between Member States, the wage and pension gap; financial difficulties; whereas persisting problem of gender pay gap which is currently at 16% as well as inadequate pensions schemes which do not appropriately take into account the periods of maternity or parental leave, result in gender pension gap which together with the high percentage of women working in low paid sectors which prevents them to save for the older age make women particularly vulnerable to the old age poverty;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas older people are falling victim to a growing number of crimes, such as violence, abuse and neglect, and other worrying activities against older people, such as fraud and unfair business practices, deprivation; while the widespread phenomenon of elder abuse is not sufficiently covered by research on its incidence, drivers and strategies and good practices to prevent it;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Y
Recital Y
Y. whereas creating the conditions for women and men who wish to work longer may encouragable many older people to stay in the labour market; whereas this can be achieved by health promotion and prevention in the workplace and access to quality healthcare, policies supporting the work-life balance or the access to lifelong learning;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas ensuring the health and safety, safety and work-life balance of workers throughout their careers is a prerequisite for a sustainable working life and active and healthy ageing after retirement;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CC
Recital CC
CC. whereas in many Member States, housing for older people is inadequate for their needs and capabilities due to high cost of living, living alone and barriers to or in big institutions incompatible with the goal of deinstitutionalisation, insufficient quality of housing including its inaccessibility;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to combat discrimination against older people, especially in the area of employment, access to services and housing promoting their autonomy and to shape a positive perception of old age in society;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to establish a Year of Dignified Ageing, in order to raise awareness about the problems older people face and strategies to mitigate them as well as in order to strengthen the links between the generations and to counteract loneliness in old age; stresses the importance of this initiative not only in the context of demographic change, but also of the coronavirus pandemic, which has hit older people hardest;
Amendment 338 #
3. Calls on the Commission to prepare an action strategy for the elderly, taking into account the diversity and complexity of the situation of older people as well as differences in the Member States;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt a set of indicators of access and sustainability of elderly care systems, as well as a common quality framework for elderly care services;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages Member States to de- institutionalise care for the elderly, as this is more conducive tomove towards deinstitutionalisation of elderly care, through the development of home and community-based care, as to promote social inclusion, independence and autonomy for the elderlyolder persons; encourages the Member States in particular to develop community-based solutions for older persons with dementia;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to provide professional support for carers and assistants of dependent older people and to introduce various forms of periodic relief for family members caring for dependent older peopleincluding the informal carers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt an EU-wide definition of informal carer which would enable the Member States to adopt targeted strategies to help the informal carers, recognize their contribution to the elderly care and to put forward proposals for adequate relief services;
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to create flexible working conditions and ensure access to rehabilitation services as an incentive for older workers to remain in the labour market if they wish to do so;
Amendment 442 #
10. Calls on the Member States to prepare medical, care and assistant staff for the needs of out forward policies in order to ensure sufficient number of professionals in the field of elderly care including doctors, nurses, professional carers or assistants to elderly peoplersons; calls on the Member States to provide as many medical professions as possible with training in the field of geriatricmote the preparation and qualification courses for the informal carers which are the most often family members of the dependant persons;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on Member States to develop educational and integration opportunities for older people, including online education; emphasizes the need for strengthening the digital skills of elderly people which can help them to use these opportunities to the fullest;
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote the social inclusion of older people by using the Internet and other ICTAI and digital solutions for cultural, entertainment, educational, communication, telecare and telemedicine purposes; stresses the need for the dignified and human-centric approach and emphasizes that these solutions cannot, despite many advantages, fully substitute the personal contacts and thus balanced approach to promote the both should be adopted;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to adapt buildings and housing, housing and the environment to the needs of older people, persons with disabilities, and people with reduced mobility and perception; recalls that without accessible environment the accessible housing cannot be fully used; stresses that safe housing is housing where the possibility of dangers has been reduced and where the response in the case of danger is made easier;