PCP
Photo creditsThe Party’s position
The PCP supports dependable retirement income and accessible care, with services organised around the person receiving support. Measures should preserve autonomy, continuity and social participation. Care work needs sufficient staffing, proper training and decent conditions. Families should have understandable routes to advice and assistance.
The Chinese experience
China’s experience offers subjects for studying community services, the coordination of care and the adaptation of public provision to demographic change. The relevant research concerns how local services are staffed, financed and connected. These questions should be considered alongside the circumstances and preferences of the people concerned.
Application within Swiss institutions
Proposals operate within Swiss pension institutions, cantonal care responsibilities and communal services. The PCP favours stronger coordination between healthcare, home support, housing and transport. Changes in financing must identify their effects on retirement income and on the budgets of people who require long-term assistance.
Proposed measures
- Assess retirement income against unavoidable living costs.
- Improve access to coordinated home and community support.
- Adapt housing and local facilities to independent living.
- Strengthen care training and staffing.
- Recognise and support unpaid caring responsibilities.
- Publish clear information about available services and responsibilities.
Resources and implementation
Plans should estimate personnel requirements and recurring operating costs as well as buildings. Service users and carers should help assess the practical effects. A change in institutional responsibility must maintain continuity of care and provide a clear contact for the person concerned.
Assessment of results
- Income adequacy after necessary living costs.
- Access to home and community support.
- Continuity and staffing of care.
- Ability to remain in suitable housing.
Contribute to this policy
A contribution on this policy should identify the measure concerned, the evidence to consider and the practical change proposed. Explain the relevant institution and any implications for resources or access. The research method gives the common framework for examining these questions.
