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Many participants also raised the subject of the lack of useful disaggregated
data available for analysis of the situation of older persons. Statistical data were
crucial for taking steps to protect their rights more effectively.

Long-term and palliative care
Panellists, delegations and participants welcomed the substantive discussion
long-term and palliative care, issues that relate mainly to the quality of life of older
persons.
Observing that there was no accepted universal definition of the concept of
“care” for ageing societies, participants identified it as ensuring an optimal level of
health and physical and emotional well-being and preventing illnesses or delaying
their appearance.
Participants noted a prevailing tendency to make a distinction between social
and health care in terms of service-users. That was mistaken, because “care”
should be viewed as the entire set of complementary measures for the benefit of
older persons.
The importance of respecting the will of older persons was underlined with
regard to long-term care and whether they wished to remain at home or live in a
community residence. Forced institutionalization was a violation of their human
rights. In that context, most delegations highlighted the importance of adapting
legislation and setting clear rules for obtaining the informed consent of older
persons.
Long-term and palliative care were clearly referred to in the Inter-American
Convention on Protecting the Human Rights of Older Persons, making it an
obligation of States to uphold the right to such care throu gh strengthened policies
to, for instance, improve professional training given to caregivers. References to
palliative care were contained in several general comments of the human rights
treaty bodies and in WHO documents. Participants observed that the ri ght to such
care was also covered by the concept of social protection in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, in particular Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 10.
It was stressed that there was a great need to include the right to long -term and
palliative care in a legally binding universal instrument, setting forth clearly the
obligation of States to respect and protect that right in their policies and to guarantee
the justiciability of the human rights of older persons.
Participants identified as challenges the affordability of care, the availability of
services and the need to take a more human rights -based approach to long-term and
palliative care. The importance of facilitating access to assistive technologies and
robotics to improve the life of older persons in everyday tasks was also mentioned.
Furthermore, participants made reference to national policies, legislation and
good practices to guarantee long-term and palliative care for older persons. They
referred, in particular, to home nursing services, the training of paramedics to support
patients at home, financial assessment and an individual case -management approach
in palliative care.

Normative input on the focus areas of the eighth session

For the first time since the Working Group began to focus its discussions on
specific areas in which the enjoyment of human rights by older persons might be
affected and require further protection, the Working Group held an interactive
discussion in order to follow up on the substantive debates i t held at its eighth session
on “Equality and non-discrimination” and “Violence, neglect and abuse”. The goal of
the interactive segment was to provide follow-up on the fruitful and substantive