The federal government is never at a loss for full-bodied promises.
With the latest care reform, residents in need of care and their families would be financially relieved, announced Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) in mid-June.
If you looked closely, you suspected early on: With the agreed percentage subsidy from the long-term care insurance, this can hardly be achieved because the mandatory remuneration of the carers according to the tariff and more staff will cause costs to continue to rise sharply and politicians have not ensured adequate refinancing.
A new study now shows that the financially already heavily burdened home residents can actually only hope for short-term relief, but will have to pay even more for a home in the future. We must finally put an end to miniature molds, which only lead to disappointment. Care for the elderly belongs high on the political agenda. It needs more staff, adequate pay and, above all, the refinancing must finally be clarified.