In view of the shortage of nursing staff, AI-supported assistance systems for the home are becoming increasingly urgent. In Germany alone, there will be a shortage of over 3 million homes suitable for the elderly and over 600,000 care workers by 2030. Technology that already provides support in care facilities is now also available on the market for private households.
Being able to live healthily and independently at home for as long as possible is not only the wish of many people. Places in care homes are scarce due to the shortage of skilled workers, so care will increasingly take place at home. Due to longer life expectancy, women are particularly affected by this, and they also often care for their closest relatives.
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Denmark is often cited as a positive example how a care reform could look like. The country has initiated fundamental changes. What makes it different in terms of care - and what can we learn? Anja Herberth was on site.
Automation and comfort solutions play a crucial role for people with reduced mobility. Our quality of life in old age depends on how practical and forward-looking we have planned our household. This also relieves the burden on family structures.
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Our society is ageing and there are not enough care places. Care will increasingly (have to) take place at home. What we should be aware of in order to be able to live within our own four walls despite mobility restrictions.
An IHS study commissioned by the WHO revealed that individual households in Austria are sometimes heavily burdened by private healthcare expenditure. Aids such as wheelchairs or prostheses are not affected by any upper limit.
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