Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of older people in need of long-term care and assistance 20.12.2010

As part of its campaign against elder abuse in the EU, AGE Platform Europe, together with 11 partner organisations, have issued a European Charter of the rights and responsibilities of older people in need of long-term care and assistance. The Charter is expected to be instrumental in achieving policy change at EU and national level to protect the dignity of older dependant people and to serve as reference for the development of European quality standards for long-term care. The Charter can be found below in English. Other languages are available on the website of the Age Platform Europe.  An accompanying guide with practical support for policy makers, and those surrounding older people will be made available soon.

Source:www.age-platform.eu.