Nursing crisis in Hesse: Dramatic increase in those in need!

Nursing crisis in Hesse: Dramatic increase in those in need!

Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Deutschland - The need for care in Germany increases rapidly, especially in Hesse, where the numbers reach worrying heights. According to a current analysis of the AOK, the need for care in individual counties has doubled within just six years. This was determined by the AOK (WIDO) scientific institute, which stated a striking increase in the Odenwaldkreis. In 2023, 9.9 percent of the population had already been affected, compared to only 5.0 percent in 2017. Similarly alarming developments are also shown in the Werra-Meissner district and in the Lahn-Dill district, where the need for care has increased by 96.4 percent. Special differences can also be observed in cities such as Gießen and Marburg-Biedenkopf, such as "https://www.ffh.de/nachrichten/hessen/mittelhessen/419703-pflegebeduerft-steigt-laut-aok-schnell-vor-allem-im-odenwald.html reports.

tightening of the nursing crisis

The AOK also warns that this increase in people in need of care is associated with an acute lack of nurses, which further tightens the situation. A study shows that 64 percent of baby boomers are willing to volunteer in nursing projects, which could result in private neighborhood networks, the so -called "caring communities". These networks enable specialists, relatives and volunteers to work together to help people in need of care in their familiar surroundings. The AOK sees this an urgently needed solution for the future challenges of the care system. The WDR emphasizes that every person in need of care in a home would be financially intolerable and the seniors usually do not go there voluntarily.

Demographic development in Germany shows that the number of people in need of care will continue to increase, which is also due to aging society. The AOK plans for Caring Communities aim to keep people in need of care longer in their familiar environment and to reduce the costs for care. According to the WDR economic editor Anne Schneider, such models have the potential to alleviate the upcoming care breakout and at the same time promote the well-being of older people by enabling social contacts to younger generations.