Tag: Care services
What relatives now need to know about the care place
work in nursing home Wages are rising – and with them the costs. (Photo: imago/photothek) Berlin The social association VdK spreads doomsday mood. September 1 will be a “doomsday” for…
Immigration solves staff shortages
Installation of a solar system In the skilled trades, the shortage of skilled workers is particularly great at the moment. (Photo: imago/Frank Sorge) Berlin Craftsmen are in short supply, educators…
Those in need of care face massive cost increases
Inpatient geriatric care The cost of a place in a nursing home has risen despite the performance subsidy that was approved in January. (Photo: picture alliance / photothek) Berlin The…
Karl Lauterbach wants to relieve nursing
Karl Lauterbach Lauterbach first announced the project two weeks ago before the conference of health ministers in Magdeburg. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Health Minister Karl Lauterbach (SPD) wants to counteract the…
Karl Lauterbach wants to support nursing care funds with additional billions
Karl Lauterbach The Federal Minister of Health promises a billion-dollar subsidy for long-term care insurance. (Photo: dpa) Berlin A three-page working paper from his house reveals which major construction sites…
Karl Lauterbach presents key points
Karl Lauterbach The SPD minister presents key points for a care bonus. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The care bonus was one of the central promises of the coalition agreement, now Federal…
Lower wage limit for geriatric nurses rises to 14 euros
Nurse and resident of a nursing home Wages for workers in geriatric care are expected to rise sharply. (Photo: dpa) The lower wage limit in geriatric care will rise by…
Health insurance companies fear increased contributions in long-term care insurance
Health insurance The total expenditure for 2021 was about two billion euros higher than the income – a deficit of two billion euros. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In view of a…
Traffic light plans for health and care
Berlin The working groups of the traffic light parties had around two weeks to work out their proposals for a coalition agreement for a possible government. In the area of…
What the SPD insists on care
Olaf Scholz The coalition agreement of the three parties should be in place by the end of November, after which Olaf Scholz could be elected as the new Federal Chancellor.…
GKV board member Kiefer calls for traffic light reforms
Caregiver in a retirement home The future government faces major challenges in care. (Photo: ullstein bild – Hoff / WELT) The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance (GKV) has called…
Reviewer doubts Spahn’s law on tariff compliance
Carer and resident of a retirement home Improving working conditions in nursing is a legitimate goal, says the legal opinion. But the path taken is questionable. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It…
It is time for real reform
Nursing home in Hamburg Nursing is one of the major construction sites in the health system. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The financial situation of long-term care insurance is a long-term care…