Care & Relatives

Eating aids are small aids in everyday life - with a big impact: the right aids are inconspicuous, promote the pleasure of eating and self-determination.

The topic of adult representation affects thousands of families every year. Although the systems in Austria and Germany are clearly regulated, discussions with Andreas Gschaider (VertretungsNetz/AUT) and Elmar Kreft (Betreuungsgerichtstag e. V./D) show that the number of cases is increasing...

Care would be economic, location, social and financial policy in so many ways. In theory. In practice, it is seen as an annoying cost factor. Time for a differentiated view - a commentary by editor Anja Herberth.

In the vast majority of cases, care is not provided in a hospital or home - but at home. Around 80 percent of all people in need of care are looked after by relatives. Elisabeth Graml has used this experience...

In Austria, there is a gap between desire and reality when it comes to care: The vast majority of people want to live at home for as long as possible, but the expansion of the outpatient and mobile care system...

The new list of freelance nurses recently published online by the Austrian Healthcare and Nursing Association (ÖGKV) provides support in the search for nursing staff, especially when help is needed very quickly.

Day care centers are places of encounter: They give older people a sense of community, participation and a new zest for life. At the same time, they relieve the burden on relatives - and show how valuable support can be...

A recent study from Berlin shows that a third of people don't even want to know certain diagnoses. The consequences of this - and how to prepare for a challenging appointment with the doctor.

Care will increasingly have to take place at home. Cuts in support for those affected and their family carers are out of place and will only generate short-term savings. The costs will merely be higher and simply shifted to other...

More than half of those surveyed in a study are concerned about poverty in old age and fear that they will be a burden on their family in old age. In future, however, care will take place at home. And...