the AD already saw the plans† This means that tens of thousands of extra homes must be built for the elderly who need care.
It is not about a place in a nursing home. That will soon only be for the elderly with ‘various more serious problems’. The plans could save 400 million euros in the long run.
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Helder tells the newspaper that a change must now be made, because otherwise healthcare will come to a standstill. “We are dealing with a staff shortage and with informal carers who are overburdened, while more and more elderly people are coming.”
More technology
In her plans, the requirement of two caregivers on eight nursing home residents is ‘a bit loose’. A necessity, according to the minister. She wants to do more with technology and there are ‘just not enough people to fill vacancies’.
With regard to technology, Helder is thinking of the medicine robot that helps to take a pill on time, a GPS watch for demented elderly people and more video calls with care providers.
Robots were already deployed in a retirement home in the German state of Bavaria during the corona pandemic. To the delight of the residents:
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