In the second week of September 2019, the canton of Basel-Stadt published its "Basel 55+" guidelines. What is meant by such a paper?

why Basel 55+ 

Let's start at the beginning: In the canton of Basel-Stadt, the Health Department (GD) implemented the proposal in 2013 that senior citizens' organizations with working groups should look for solutions to problems affecting the elderly population. 

The thematic priorities are support and care, livelihood security, health promotion and prevention, information, integration and migration as well as generational relationships, potential and skills, security and mobility, networking and new technologies, security of supply and housing. 

Take into account the diversity of the older population 

In September 2019 it was explained that modern age policy includes different generations, but also the diversity of the older population group with their different needs. The current guidelines cover individual topics such as autonomy, subsidiarity and cooperation. Each individual key word first states what the canton promotes or what it is committed to. For each keyword, the canton also explains the topic and provides relevant background information. 

Guideline No. 11, for example, is entitled “Potentials and Capabilities”. It says that the canton supports “self-help and neighborhood help close to where you live”. And: "He develops measures for the recognition of post-professional and post-family voluntary work." The latter frees up new time resources. 

So far so good. 

Ambitious goals 

Scrutinized somewhat critically, these guidelines are primarily commitments to the various topics – no more and no less. I mean, every single point was certainly analyzed in depth. But the goals are ambitious, and there are many ideas in the room. Either way, it will be clear in a few years whether the canton of Basel-Stadt has achieved its newly defined goals or whether it has been overtaken or overtaken by history. And let's hope that the ideas don't become paper tigers. 

Did I make you want to study the guidelines? on www.aelterbasel.ch you will find a lot of information as well as the new compilation of the above-mentioned keywords in the brochure "Basel55+“.

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