Care charter
The Charter of the Rights of People in Need of Help and Care ( Care Charter for short ) is a catalog of the rights of people in need of help and care in Germany . It was initiated in 2005 by the “Round Table Care” working group initiated by the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ) and the Federal Ministry for Health (BMG) in cooperation with the German Center for Aging, with many representatives from associations States and municipalities, practice and science participated, adopted.
On the part of the BMG, the contents of the charter together with the recommendations for action of the “Round Table Care” in the care reforms that have taken place since 2008 through the Care Further Development Act , the Care Reorientation Act , the First, Second and Third Care Strengthening Act , the Prevention Act and the Legislative implementation of the Hospice and Palliative Care Act. Long-term care was more closely aligned with the charter than before: in terms of the standards and principles for safeguarding and further developing the quality of care ( Section 113 SGB XI ), the expert standards for safeguarding and further developing the quality of care ( Section 113a SGB XI) and the quality reviews Sections 114 to 115 SGB XI. In addition, the self-administration was commissioned to develop instruments for checking the quality of the services provided by the inpatient care facilities ( Section 113b of the Social Code Book XI). The new definition of the need for long-term care , which has been in force since January 2017, also focuses on the degree of independence in carrying out activities and in designing areas of life.
The first German conference on the implementation of the Care Charter took place in Hemer .
content
Everyone has an unlimited right to respect for their dignity and uniqueness. People who need help and care have the same rights as all other people and must not be disadvantaged in any way in their special life situation. Since they are often unable to represent themselves, the state and society have a special responsibility to protect the human dignity of people in need of care and assistance.
The aim of the Care Charter is to strengthen the role and legal status of people in need of help and care by summarizing the basic and self-evident rights of people who require support, care and care. These rights are an expression of respect for human dignity.
The Articles of the Care Charter
- Article 1: Self-determination and helping people to help themselves
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to help to help themselves and to support in order to be able to lead a life that is as self-determined and independent as possible.
- Article 2: Physical and mental integrity, freedom and security
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to be protected from dangers to body and soul.
- Article 3: privacy
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to the preservation and protection of their private and intimate sphere.
- Article 4: care, care and treatment
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to health-promoting and qualified care, support and treatment tailored to their personal needs.
- Article 5: Information, advice and education
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to extensive information about the possibilities and offers of advice, help, care and treatment.
- Article 6: communication, appreciation and participation in society
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to appreciation, exchange with other people and participation in social life.
- Article 7: religion, culture and belief
- Every person in need of help and care has the right to live according to their culture and worldview and to practice their religion.
- Article 8: Palliative care, dying and death
- Every person in need of care and assistance has the right to die with dignity.
Postscript: The establishment of care support points and the associated idea of comprehensive, neutral and independent care advice complies with the ideas of the Care Charter, especially in Article 5.
In the full text of the Care Charter, these rights for the living situation of people in need of help and care are explained in more detail.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hospice and Palliative Care Act of December 1, 2015 ( BGBl. 2015 I p. 2114 , PDF)
- ↑ BT-Drs. 18/13176 , pages 3 and 4.
- ↑ IKZ , Hemer. [1] “Care Charter. Little things make loving care. ”Published November 30, 2011, accessed December 3, 2011
- ↑ Charter of the rights of people in need of help and care ( PDF ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. )
