Nursing home closings in Hamburg: Where are the beds?

Nursing home closings in Hamburg: Where are the beds?

In Hamburg, the nursing beings are faced with a dramatic change: five nursing homes were already closed this year, which cost more than 550 childcare places. From February of next year, many residents of the Elim senior center in Eppendorf will have to be reduced by ten places; Of the currently 62 residents, only 27 may remain. This was confirmed by the city's social authority and is a direct result of the acute shortage of skilled workers in the industry, which means that many institutions can no longer fully utilize their capacities, such as the Zeit reported.

further closures and adjustments to the specialist quota

The Hamburg Senate announced additional closures: two other facilities must close in early 2025, including the Matthäus senior citizens' house in Winterhude and the Scheffler retirement home in Wilhelmsburg, which affects a total of more than 140 places. As a result, there is a risk that more than half of the residents of the ELIM Seniorenencentrum will have to move, while the remaining places in the outpatient facility are already exploited, the ndr .

In order to counteract the understaffing understaffing, Hamburg has now adapted the specialist quota: facilities that can prove a high quality of care can reduce their quota to 40 percent. However, this could also lead to economic difficulties if the quality of care does not correspond to the standards. The city is actively fighting against the shortage of skilled workers by offering new academic nursing training from the winter semester 2024/2025. However, future solutions are ongoing and requiring urgent measures.