Baby boomer effects exacerbate the need for professional care
There is a shortage of skilled workers in the care sector - even though demand continues to rise. The baby boomer effect will further exacerbate the problems.
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More people in need of care are dependent on social assistance
More and more people in need of care in Saxony need help from the social welfare office. The Left Party is calling for fair financing of the costs.
Left-wing parties call for a solution to health and long-term care insurance
Contributions to health and long-term care insurance could rise more sharply in 2025 than previously feared. One of the reasons for this is the poor financial situation of long-term care insurance.
Demands for improved care conditions for children in daycare centers in Saxony
The number of girls and boys in Saxony's daycare centers will decrease in the coming years. Many see the decline as an opportunity to improve the quality of care.
Statistics on the care of adult household members in eastern Germany
Many older people, the sick and those in need of care are supported by relatives in the same household. New data shows how many people this is and how much time they spend.
Skills shortage in nursing care for the elderly and sick in Saxony
The people of Saxony are getting older and older, and the need for care is increasing. An already acute shortage of nursing staff will worsen in the future. The Minister of Social Affairs sees one solution in particular.
Saxony receives 148 million euros for the expansion of all-day care
Saxony performs well in a nationwide comparison of all-day care for primary school children. But the offer should be further improved.
CDU politicians initiate reform of long-term care insurance
Care insurance is increasingly threatening to become a care case itself. Leading CDU politicians are pushing for a comprehensive reform and have now developed a concept.
AfD parliamentary group calls for support with care
Elderly care is becoming a case of care itself. Many nursing patients are dependent on the social welfare office because their pension is not sufficient to cover the necessary personal contribution.
Own contributions for care recipients in nursing homes continue to rise
Residents have to pay some of the costs of care in a home themselves. Although there have been higher surcharges for this since the beginning of the year, higher amounts are due.
Saxony on course: legal entitlement to all-day care by 2030
Minister of Education Piwarz takes stock of all-day care in Saxony and emphasizes the good starting position for the future.
Dresden University Medicine expands interdisciplinary tumor patient care
Dresden University Medicine is expanding the care of tumor patients away from urban centers with the Mission4Sax pilot project.
Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Saxony warns of threat to outpatient medical care
The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Saxony believes that outpatient medical care in the state is at risk as more and more practices are on the verge of closing. The reasons for this include excessive bureaucracy and immature digitalization measures.
Staffing situation in the care sector in Saxony worsens despite investments
Investments in training and image are not enough to improve the staffing situation in the care sector in Saxony. The DAK nursing report shows a growing gap.
Almost one in five care professionals will retire in ten years
There is also a shortage of skilled workers in the care sector, and demand is rising. Saxony is still able to fill the gaps left by retiring employees in clinics and care homes.
Pharmacies in Saxony have problems with electronic prescriptions
Pharmacies in Saxony struggle with hours of technical failures for e-prescriptions, demand action from Federal Minister of Health
New emergency room opened at Emmaus Niesky Hospital
The new emergency room at Emmaus Niesky Hospital improves medical care in the region and strengthens the Niesky Local Health Center.
Social Affairs Minister Köpping emphasizes the importance of psychosocial care for traumatized refugees
Saxony's Minister of Social Affairs, Petra Köpping, emphasizes the importance of psychosocial care for traumatized refugees and praises the work of the psychosocial centers.
Shortage of doctors in Saxon regions
There is currently a gap in medical care in several regions of Saxony due to a shortage of doctors.
Shortage of doctors: Saxony wants to ensure healthcare provision
Saxony is increasingly focusing on measures to meet the demand for doctors and wants to increase the number of study places.
Care recipients in nursing homes: payments increased despite higher relief allowances
The payments that people in need of nursing care have to make themselves have continued to rise in Saxony despite higher relief allowances.
The Left Party demands safe health care in Saxony
The left-wing parliamentary group in the Saxon state parliament is focusing on a core issue of its 2024 election campaign with a campaign on safe healthcare.
Shortage of doctors in Saxony: state parliament calls for further measures
The state parliament in Saxony is calling for further measures to combat the shortage of physicians and address the growing need for treatment in an aging society.