Care money record: More than half a million recipients in Germany!
Care money record: More than half a million recipients in Germany!
Deutschland - More and more people in Germany are dependent on care. According to current statistical surveys, there are now 500,554 nursing care recipients, which corresponds to an increase of 10,841 people or 2.2 percent compared to the previous year. This was reported by Exxpress.at . The increase in May 2024 also shows an increase in the number of entitlements compared to the previous month, in which 499,112 people received care allowance.
Demographic change and the increasing life expectancy lead to more people who are entitled to claim and apply for care allowance. According to destatis.de , the number of people in need of care in Germany has risen rapidly in recent years. In December 2023, 5.69 million people were in need of care, which has a great exceeding the 4.13 million in 2019.
illustration of the need for care
The distribution of those in need of care per care level is shown as follows (April 2024):
| care level | Share |
|---|---|
| level 1 | 29.1 % |
| level 2 | 20.5 % |
| level 3 | 18.8 % |
| level 4 | 14.5 % |
| level 5 | 11.2 % |
| level 6 | 4.2 % |
| level 7 | 1.7 % |
The majority of nursing benefits are women, with 306,541 women (61.2 %) and 194,013 men (38.8 %).
forecasts and challenges
forecasts indicate that the number of people in need of care will continue to increase, especially in old age. Around 11 percent in need of care for the 70 to 74 year olds are in need of care, while the over 90 year olds are already 87 percent. These developments represent an increasing challenge, especially in view of the associated shortage of skilled workers in care.
The personnel situation in nursing will be further tightened due to the aging of society. Many older nurses will retire in the coming years, which could exacerbate the already critical situation. pflegeot-deutschland.de pointing out that the job profile of the nurse is becoming increasingly unattractive for young people, which leads to high demolition quotas in training. There is therefore an urgent need to improve working conditions and to win more young people for the nursing profession.
The current situation leads to the concise conclusion that the challenges in nursing must be addressed both at short notice and in the long term in order to ensure adequate care for those in need of care in the future.
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