Carinthian communities: now 1.6 million euros discharge in care!

Carinthian communities: now 1.6 million euros discharge in care!

Kärnten, Österreich - The Carinthian state government has decided to reform the Nursing and Supervision Act. From January 1, 2025, the municipalities' cost sharing will be eliminated for the care of care. This project aims to expand the existing model nationwide. Klick-Kärnten be relieved. In the future, the annual relief will increase to 1.85 million euros from 2026.

The financing of these measures takes place through the federal care fund. Health Councilor Beate Prettner emphasizes that this gives the municipalities financial freedom. Since 2019, Carinthia has also been pursuing an approach to early, excessive care in the care of care. Over 100 municipalities are already using this offer to support older people.

success of prevention and volunteer

A sign of the success of the prevention measures is evident in the decline in higher care levels, which indicates a more effective handling of care requirements. Around 600 volunteers are committed to care for care by offering driving services, doctor's supporting and visits to the elderly. Prettner describes the volunteers as the backbone of the model.

At the federal political level, there are also relevant developments in nursing policy. In the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD, extensive measures are anchored to support care at home. This includes the merging of the nursing time law and the family care time law as well as more flexible exemption claims for relatives. This aims to better support the care concerns of families and to relieve caring relatives in particular. nursing.de future challenges and reforms

The care faces structural and financial challenges, which is why a comprehensive nursing reform is sought. In order to improve the framework conditions, a federal-state working group will illuminate central questions on topics such as care services, relief from relatives and reduction in bureaucracy. The first results of the working group can be expected by the end of the year. The planned measures include the legal protection of the "small pension contract" for domestic care arrangements.

A new nursing competence law should give nurses more powers in order to be able to act more independently. In addition, nursing assistance forces are specifically trained to support the specialists. There are also considerations for the establishment of a competence center that should concentrate on the understandable imparting of information in the light language and sign language.

Developments in Carinthia and at the federal level show growing awareness of the challenges in nursing. The promotion of new models and support for relatives could be crucial to make the future of care positively.