Care & relief

In Austria, up to several hundred heat-related deaths are observed in the summer months. The Complexity Science Hub (CSH) is now working with partners from research, emergency services, care homes and hospitals to investigate how care organizations, hospitals and regions...

The concept of community nursing was tested throughout Austria for three years. Now EU funding has come to an end, and the project is being scaled back, restructured or discontinued altogether. The consequences of the dismantling for care and the...

People with swallowing disorders often reflexively reach for a mortar and crush tablets. A study puts this routine to the test: in stroke patients with dysphagia, whole tablets often reach the stomach more safely with the help of soft food...

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...

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...