Kronach starts offensive against nursing care: Competence Center 2026!

Kronach starts offensive against nursing care: Competence Center 2026!

In times when the challenges in the nursing sector are becoming increasingly pressing, the Kronach district council has decided a decisive measure to counteract the nursing emergency. The establishment of a competence center care was unanimously decided, which is scheduled to open its doors in the district office in 2026. This project has the clear goal of strengthening the care industry in the Franconian Forest and making it future -proof. Local policy recognizes an important step in general interest, which has the potential to enable the urgently needed improvements in care. This development is regarded as a direct reaction to the already established nursing emergency, which has become one of the greatest challenges of our time not only in Bavaria, but throughout Germany. According to careloop.io, this emergency is caused by several factors, among other things through the demographic change, which leads to an increasing number of people in need of care.

The situation is formed as follows: by 2030, statistically, every nurse will leave an unoccupied place in care. The nursing emergency specifically describes the care bottleneck, which is characterized by a blatant lack of nurses. There are currently around 1.4 million nursing staff in Germany, while there are around 3.7 million people in need of care - this leads to a personnel piece of around 120,000 that could only be larger in the future. Forecasts indicate that the number of people in need of care could increase to 9.1 million by 2050, while the demand for nursing staff will be three times as high as today.

challenges and causes

The reasons for the nursing emergency are diverse. The average age of nursing staff is alarming: only about 25 percent are under 35 years old. In addition, around 40 percent of nurses are already 50 years or older. High sick leave and often unreasonable working conditions mean that more and more nurses prefer to prefer other industries. The average content for geriatric nurse is around 2,621 euros, while trained nurses earn around 3,180 euros gross per month. These relations make the professional group not very attractive, especially compared to other jobs that are less strenuous.

The causes also include the trend towards inpatient care. Here almost every caregiver stands by a person in need of care, while in outpatient care the ratio of 1: 2.06 is an acute lack of earning opportunities. In addition, over 185,000 out of 1.7 million caring relatives are about to give up their work - another alarm call for the care industry. The situation is not only locally, but also internationally to be observed, 37,000 nurses are missing in the Netherlands, while 153,000 places are vacant in France.

future prospects and solutions

What to do to relieve the need? The answer to this can be found in different solutions. The improvement of employment opportunities and work-life balance are top priority. By converting part-time into full-time positions, working hours could be extended in order to cover the personnel requirements more effectively. In addition, investments in the education system must be made in order to increase the training numbers. The targeted immigration of nurses from abroad could also be a solution.

The foundation of the competence center care in Kronach is considered a step in the right direction in order to prove a good knack for the challenges in the care of the care. A sustainable system needs committed actors to sustainably remove the grievances. The planned competence center should not only serve as a contact point for nurses, but also as a hub for innovations and ideas that are urgently necessary to revitalize the industry.