Bayreuth receives a new care base - support for seniors!

Bayreuth receives a new care base - support for seniors!

A new nursing base is opened in Bayreuth, which provides the citizens: from now on providing comprehensive support and advice. The city is actively reacting to the changing demographic landscape, which not only has a not only noticeable effects nationwide. According to the Information about care offers and shows that a good knack for the future is proven in the city.

advice and support for all

The nursing base offers comprehensive consultations that are carried out by trained specialists. Whether personally, by phone or even at home - anyone who has questions about rights, duties or social benefits is competently supported here. In addition to the information, supply and support offers close to home and various services and initiatives are also networked.

Bernd Hagen, who changes from the senior citizens' office and Ines Schramm, who has many years of experience in the nursing sector, will lead the contact point. "We want to help people organize care and clarify what they are entitled to," explains Hagen. This is particularly important, since according to Bayreuther Tagblatt are currently being cared for by relatives at home. But the burden is often high, because almost 60% of caring relatives fight with health problems.

respond to the needs

The demographic change is also an urgent topic in Bayreuth. The increase in those in need of care is a challenge that cannot be ignored. While in 1999 there were still 2.02 million people in Germany in need of care, there are more than twice as many, namely 5.69 million, as Destatis . In this situation, the expansion of nursing places cannot go fast enough, especially since 9 out of 10 nursing homes in Bayreuth cannot take up any new residents.

To close the gaps, the Pestel Institute demands that measures to create senior citizens are finally taken. Around 2,700 such apartments are currently missing in Bayreuth. A renovation offensive and new buildings are necessary to improve the life situation of the older population, especially in view of the forecasts that around 16,300 retirees will live in Bayreuth by 2035.

Bayreuth sets an example through the new care base. "We want to offer a contact point that is oriented towards people's needs," continued Hagen. This is a step in the right direction to enable the older generation to make a self -determined and dignified life in their familiar environment.

The contact point can be found in the municipal citizens' meeting. If you have any questions, you can contact the phone numbers 0921 793 137 48 (Bernd Hagen) or 0921 793 169 16 (Ines Schramm) or send an email to fosterestuetzpunkt@stadt.bayreuth.de. The office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. A new incentive for the city and its seniors!