nursing
Gelnhausen: High sickness rates in nursing
Main-Kinzig district. There are alarming figures that the Techniker Krankenkasse recently presented: geriatric and nursing staff from Hesse who are insured by TK were on sick leave for an average of almost a month last year. That’s ten days more than in any other professional group. The health insurance company sees the reason for the […]
“In nursing I learned what is important in life”
Marcel Mayr was passionate about his job. He worked as a qualified geriatric nurse in a home and studied nursing education at the same time. But from one day to the next everything was over. Mayr says his employer accidentally paid him too much wages. Because he was on vacation and couldn’t pay the money […]
Pension from nursing care insurance: Why it hardly works.
Edeltraut Hütte-Schmitz still remembers how her own everyday life was completely turned upside down when her husband was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A disease that gradually paralyzes the muscles, making it difficult for patients to move and later also to speak and swallow. The best-known person affected is probably the physicist Stephen Hawking, […]
The Leopoldina Hospital Schweinfurt is taking a stand for the nursing profession
Andrea Seltsam has just completed her training as a nursing specialist. As the best in her year. And as one of the oldest. Andrea Seltsam is 38 years old, mother of three, trained bank clerk and trained beautician. The fact that she still took on the demanding training to become a nursing specialist again “was […]
Why so many nursing trainees fail and what helps against it | NDR.de – News
As of: April 30, 2024 5:20 p.m Work in shift system. Caring for old, sick and dying people. The job as a nurse is mentally and physically challenging. This is also evident in training. The Indian trainee Elsa Philo Aloysius practices a bedside patient interview. One in five nursing trainees does not pass the training […]
Shortage of skilled workers in nursing – How big is the nursing shortage?
In Germany, the nursing shortage is at the center of social debates given the rising costs of nursing home places and an acute shortage of staff. The problem could even worsen in the coming decades: working conditions are problematic in many facilities, which has a direct impact on care in clinics and nursing homes. In […]
Relatives report dramatic conditions in a Berlin nursing home
Operator Domicil under criticism – Relatives report dramatic conditions in a Berlin nursing home Mon 04/29/24 | 08:38 am | From Christina Fee Möbus and Andrea Everwien dpa/Christophe Gateau Video: rbb24 Abendschau | April 29, 2024 | A. Everwien | Picture: dpa/Christophe Gateau After the recent incidents in a Berlin nursing home, allegations are again […]
How robot Ricky reaches his limits in the nursing home
“Uschi Büscher is a very nice lady and I’ve talked to her often,” says Ricky, about one meter tall, with a knitted hat on his plastic head. His voice sounds a little choppy. He stands between Uschi Büscher and Erika Diekmann’s two wheelchairs in the lounge of the Johanniter senior care home in Hanover-Ricklingen and […]
Apply for a nursing degree: This is how it works | NDR.de – Guide
As of: April 24, 2024 2:30 p.m Anyone who needs care or help in everyday life in old age can receive benefits from long-term care insurance. What are the requirements? What services are there? Tips for applying. Anyone who would like to receive money from nursing care insurance must submit an application. Applicants are the […]
Nursing home: how much does it cost? | NDR.de – Guide
As of: April 24, 2024 1:13 p.m More and more old people are living in nursing homes. Care is becoming increasingly expensive. How much does a place cost, who pays what and how high is the contribution for those in need of care? According to the Federal Statistical Office, around five million people in Germany […]