Since his TV pension, Rolf Schimpf has lived in a retirement home in Munich. But the actor can no longer finance it.
Rolf Schimpf started his successful career in the theater and also appeared in front of the camera from the late 1950s. His big breakthrough came in 1986 with his appearance in the ZDF crime series “Der Alte”, in which he played the chief detective Leo Kress. He played the role for 21 years until he left in 2006 and moved into a retirement home with his wife four years later. But he’s moving out of there now.
Since his wife Ilse fell ill with dementia in 2014 and died a year later, the 99-year-old has lived alone in the Augustinum retirement home. But now he has to move to cheaper accommodation because he can no longer afford the monthly costs of almost 5,700 euros.
“He’s running out of money.”
“He’s running out of money. If you don’t work for ten years and the high costs are no longer covered by your pension, the money will quickly disappear. I have to make sure that I use it in such a way that it lasts one more time.” “We can live for two to three years. The current house costs 2,500 euros less than the previous one,” emphasizes his doctor in “Bild”; He is also the general representative and executor of Rolf Schimpf’s will.
However, the actor himself wanted the move, according to the doctor, who has not charged him any money for medical care in the last three years. “He will be well looked after in his new home. He has poor hearing and vision, suffers from dementia and requires care.”
Mathias Steiner, spokesman for the senior citizens’ home, emphasizes that the Augustinum always tries to find a solution for residents who are in financial difficulties. “Either by moving to a smaller apartment or with financial help from our support association.” The contract was nevertheless terminated. “We regret his departure.”
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2023-12-13 23:25:28
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