Elderly report

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The old reports , actually reports on the situation of the older generation in the Federal Republic of Germany are, that on request of the Federal Government reports the German Bundestag are presented. A report on the elderly has been drawn up and published in every legislative period since 1993 . The aim is to provide continuous support for elderly political decision-making processes.

The reports on the elderly serve as an important source for the public discussion on policy-making around the topic of age and contribute to the expansion and dissemination of knowledge about aging processes and the living conditions of older people. The reports are drawn up by expert commissions made up of independent experts. Each expert commission takes around two years to prepare its report. The Federal Government attaches its opinion to the expert report and then submits both parts together as an “elderly report” to parliament and the public.

Elderly reports

First report of the elderly

The first report on the elderly with the title The living situation of older people in Germany appeared in 1993 as printed matter 12/5897 of the German Bundestag . It was initiated in February 1989 by Ursula Lehr , the then Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health, and was intended to comprehensively analyze the living situation of older people. The illuminated sub-areas range from social images of old age to the situation of older people on the labor market and during the transition to retirement , age-related physiological and psychological changes, the situation of health care and the question of the need for care to aspects of work and care for the elderly or the changes in the social network of older people.

Second report of the elderly

The second report on the elderly appeared in 1998 as printed matter 13/9750 of the German Bundestag and was entitled Living in old age . The report names quality requirements for existing and new "living spaces" to be built in the general housing stock as well as for specific forms of living in the case of special support needs in old age.

Third report of the elderly

The third report on the elderly from 2000 is entitled Age and Society and was published as printed matter 14/5130 of the German Bundestag. In it, the Expert Commission took stock of the general living situation of older people and their development within the first ten years after the completion of German unification and developed future prospects and recommendations for action for those policy areas that are relevant to the living situation of older people. Questions of individual abilities on the one hand and social support on the other, or - according to the report - "the individual and social resources" that are available to older people and their importance for an independent, active and productive life in old age were examined. A more realistic public image of old age was called for .

Fourth report on the elderly

The fourth report on the elderly with the title Risks, Quality of Life and Care of the Very Old - with Special Consideration of Dementia Diseases from 2002 was a special report that deals in detail with the living conditions and needs of the group of over 80-year-olds , which will grow in the future , with the intention of being realistic To show a picture of this phase of life and to create a basis for future planning and decisions. One focus was the development of proposals for the care situation for dementia patients . The aim must be not to play down the risks and dangers associated with old age , but rather to counter them with a wide range of offers of help. This would relieve both the very old and society. The report appeared as printed matter 14/8822 of the German Bundestag.

Fifth report on the elderly

The fifth report on the elderly was entitled Potential of old age in the economy and society - The contribution of older people to the cohesion of generations . It was published in 2006 as printed matter 16/2190 of the German Bundestag. The report describes the potential of older people, including migrants , in the following fields: gainful employment , education , income situation, senior economy, family and private networks , engagement and participation . The so-called “years gained” are usually only characterized by the need for help in old age and therefore usually mean a phase of life associated with activity and health. Most older people by no means aim at a complete withdrawal from important areas of social activity. If the conditions are right, many senior citizens are ready to continue or even expand their involvement in work, business and society. In June 2006, the tabloid Bild accused the government of keeping the Fifth Report on Elderly, which was completed in summer 2005, under lock and key. She considered the reasons for this to be the negative attitude of the experts to the planned increase in the retirement age to 67 and their criticism of the falling pension level .

Sixth elderly report

The sixth report on the elderly on the subject of images of old age in society was published in 2010 as printed matter 17/3815 by the German Bundestag and points to the still dominant images of old age in central areas of society, which in view of the diversity of lifestyles and living conditions in old age are often reality not reflect. The commission proposed to review all age limits and to develop voluntary structures. In December 2011, the campaign initiated by Schröder began rethinking old age - images of old age . On January 19, 2011, the sixth report on the elderly was discussed in the Bundestag, where the Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Hermann Kues, also spoke out in favor of new and contemporary images of old age.

Seventh report on the elderly

The members of the Seventh Elderly Report Commission were appointed on November 26, 2012 by the then Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Kristina Schröder . The ten experts were tasked with preparing a report on the topic of care and shared responsibility in the municipality - building and securing sustainable communities and formulating concrete recommendations for action for a sustainable senior policy in the municipalities , “in order to meet and support the diverse life situations of older people to contribute as much as possible to a self-determined life in old age. "

The Seventh Elderly Report was completed by the Expert Commission, which then comprised eleven experts, in October 2015 and presented to the Federal Minister for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, Manuela Schwesig . The report was forwarded to the German Bundestag and published on November 14, 2016, together with the Federal Government's statement.

Eighth elderly report

On August 12, 2020, the eighth report on the situation of the older generation in the Federal Republic of Germany was noted by the Federal Cabinet and then by the Federal Minister for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth, Franziska Giffey , the chairman of the Eighth Age Report Commission, Andreas Kruse, and the chairman of the Federal Association of Senior Citizens' Organizations (BAGS), Franz Müntefering . His topic is "Older people and digitization". The development and application of digital technologies in those areas of life and fields of action that are considered to be particularly important for older people, namely living, mobility, social integration, health, care and social space, are particularly considered. The report aims to show how politics can promote the positive effects of digitization on the living conditions of older people.

The commissions

The members of the commission for the Eighth Old Age Report were

The members of the commission for the Seventh Report on the Elderly were:

  • Monika Alisch, Fulda
  • Rolf G. Heinze , Bochum
  • Thomas Klie , Freiburg
  • Andreas Kruse, Heidelberg (Chairman)
  • Susanne Kümpers, Fulda
  • Elke Pahl-Weber, Berlin (Deputy Chair)
  • Wilhelm Schmidt , Berlin
  • Wolfgang Schuster , Stuttgart
  • Clemens Tesch-Römer, Berlin
  • Kerstin Wessig, Darmstadt
  • Peter Dehne, Neubrandenburg

The members of the commission for the sixth report on the elderly were:

The members of the commission for the fifth report on the elderly were:

The members of the commission for the fourth report on the elderly were:

The members of the commission for the third report on the elderly were:

The members of the commission for the second report on the elderly were:

  • Margret Dieck, Berlin
  • Andreas Kruse, Greifswald
  • Clemens Geißler, Hanover (Chairman)
  • Klaus Großjohann, Cologne
  • Hartmut Großhans, Cologne
  • Wilfried Echterhoff, Wuppertal
  • Frank Schulz-Nieswandt, Berlin
  • Marie-Therese Krings-Heckemeier, Bonn (Deputy Chair)
  • Christiane Thalgott , Munich
  • Sabine Theis-Krömer, Aachen

The members of the commission for the first report on the elderly were:

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  2. ↑ BMFSFJ
  3. ↑ bmfsfj.de: Kristina Schröder gives the go-ahead for the program " Rethinking old age - Images of old age" , press release, January 11, 2011, accessed on January 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ bmfsfj.de: Older people - Sixth report on the elderly advised in the Bundestag ( memento from January 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) , January 20, 2011, accessed on January 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ bmfsfj.de: Kristina Schröder appoints expert commission for the seventh report on the elderly of the federal government . , November 26, 2012, accessed May 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ bmfsfj.de: Manuela Schwesig appoints Professor Dr. Peter Dehne as an expert , June 24, 2014, accessed December 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Reports on the situation of the older generation (reports on the elderly). (No longer available online.) BMFSFJ, November 14, 2016, archived from the original on November 30, 2016 ; Retrieved November 18, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmfsfj.de
  8. ↑ Seventh report on the situation of the older generation in the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Drucksache 18/10210. German Bundestag, November 2, 2016, accessed on November 18, 2016 .
  9. ↑ achter-altersbericht.de: Older people and digitization , accessed on August 14, 2020.