Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

14/06/2021
2021 Long-term care in the EU

2021 Long-term care in the EU

Principle 18 of the European Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to affordable long-term care services of good quality. The EU supports Member States in implementing long-term care policies through EU legislation such as the work-life balance directive, EU funding, monitoring and analysis, as well as mutual learning activities. The 2021 Long-term care report, jointly prepared by the European Commission and the Social Protection Committee, provides a state of play of long-term care provision and key challenges across the EU. It provides also a first analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The country reports provide a more detailed description of the long-term care in each of the 27 Member States.

Check out the 2021 Long-term care report at a glance infographic.

A technical annex updating relevant parts of Volume I of the report is now also available. 

Comments from the social partners and the civil society:
1.    Social Platform contribution
2.    Joint Employer Associations

Catalog N. : KE-09-21-202-EN-N

Available on  EU Publications

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