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German Hospitals Report 409,000 Full‑Time Nursing Staff in 2024
In 2024 the number of nursing staff in German hospitals rose to about 409,000 full‑time equivalents, according to…
German Nursing Training Attracts Record 64,300 New Apprentices in 2025
About 64,300 trainees signed a new nursing contract in 2025, a roughly 8 % increase-about 4,900 more-than the 59,400…
Welfare Now Covers One in Three Nursing Home Residents According to DAK Study
More and more residents in nursing homes are unable to cover their individual contributions and must rely on…
Warken Proposes Inflation-Linked Funding to Ease Nursing Home Residents’ Costs
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) said she wants nursing insurance funds to pay care homes more so…
Health Minister Laumann Calls for Groundbreaking Nursing Reform
NRW Health Minister Karl‑Josef Laumann (CDU) says the social nursing‑care insurance is a successful model but insists that…
Staffler Blames Klingbeil for Rising Nursing Home Co‑Payments
Katrin Staffler, the Federal Government’s nursing care commissioner from the CSU, said that the rising out‑of‑pocket share for…
Nursing Funds Face Collapse Risk
The statutory care insurance system in Germany faces a looming crisis, with leading health insurance representatives warning that…
Home Care Focus Tops Nursing Reform Push
Calls for Prioritizing Home Care in Germany’s Upcoming Pflege Reform North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Health, Karl-Josef Laumann, is…
Minister Defends Nursing Reform Proposals
Health Minister Nina Warken of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has staunchly defended the findings of a joint…
Nursing Reform Proposals Emerge
The joint working group of federal and state governments tasked with reforming Germany’s care system has presented proposals…
Nursing Pay Boosts Loom 2026 2027
A compromise reached by Germany’s Pflegekommission (Care Commission), comprising union and employer representatives, has secured incremental increases to…
Nursing Shortage Shrinks Dramatically
A recent analysis by the German Institute for Economic Research’s Competency Center for Skilled Workforce Security (KOFA) reveals…
DAK Chief Slams Nursing Care Loan Hike
The decision by Germany’s SPD-led coalition government to finance the care insurance deficit through increased borrowing has drawn…
Loan Boost Eases Nursing Care Strain
The German government’s Health Minister, Nina Warken (CDU), has expressed relief following the Bundestag’s Budget Committee’s decision to…
Germany Streamlines Nursing Care
Streamlining Care: German Parliament Approves Sweeping Reforms Amidst Political Divide The German Bundestag on Thursday passed a landmark…
Nursing Apprentices Frustrated
A recent survey by the Verdi trade union has revealed alarmingly low levels of satisfaction among nursing apprentices…
Nursing Trainees Report Training Deficiencies
A recent survey by the Verdi trade union reveals a deeply concerning crisis within Germany’s nursing education system,…
Union Demands Action on Nursing Reform
The Union faction within the German parliament is intensifying pressure on the federal-state working group tasked with reforming…
Minister Signals Nursing Care Overhaul
North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister for Health, Karl-Josef Laumann, has indicated openness to a reform of the German care grading…
SPD Blocks Nursing Level 1 Cuts
Lawmakers have dismissed proposals to eliminate the initial level of care assistance, reaffirming a commitment to maintaining existing…
Minister Rejects Full Nursing Insurance Plan>
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) has dismissed calls for an expansion of the long-term care insurance system…
Nursing Costs Trap Families Warns Leader
The debate surrounding escalating costs within German care facilities has intensified, with Gerda Hasselfeldt, President of the German…
Nursing Training Surge Boosts Workforce
The second graduating class following the introduction of the generalist nursing education program completed their training in 2024,…
Germany Rethinks Nursing Care Funding
Government officials are addressing the ongoing debate surrounding the escalating costs of care facilities, highlighting the existing structure…
Nursing Costs Soar Advocates Demand Caps
The rising costs of nursing home care are prompting calls for intervention and a re-evaluation of funding responsibilities.…
AOK Opposes Nursing Care Cuts
The head of the AOK Federal Association, Carola Reimann, has voiced strong opposition to potential benefit cuts within…
Germany Calls For Nursing System Overhaul
The Federal Government’s Pflegebevollmächtigte (Commissioner for Long-Term Care), Katrin Staffler, has cautioned against simply increasing funding for the…
Nursing Funds Face Collapse
The DAK health insurance company is raising serious concerns about the financial stability of Germany’s long-term care insurance…
Germany Aims for Nursing Care Insurance Stability
The statutory health insurance system is cautioning against deferring the substantial financial challenges facing long-term care insurance to…
Employers Push for Nursing Care Overhaul
German employers are proposing sweeping reforms to the long-term care insurance system. According to plans developed by the…
Nursing Insurance Faces 12 Billion Euro Shortfall
A report by Germany’s Federal Audit Court (BRH) has flagged a significant funding shortfall within the Social Care…
Klingbeil: Sick & Nursing Insurance to Get Federal Cash Boost
Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced “fundamental and bold” structural reforms of the social insurance systems. However, the…
Health Minister Calls for Massive Budget Boost to Save Nursing Care Insurance from Collapse
Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken is calling for a billion-dollar sum from the federal budget to stabilize the nursing insurance,…
Healthcare Costs in Nursing Homes Surge Nearly Double in Decade, Outpacing Overall Spending Growth
Over the past decade, healthcare expenses in nursing facilities have nearly doubled. According to the Federal Statistical Office,…
Warning: Nursing Insurance at Risk of Mass Bankruptcies – Urgent Action Needed
Anne-Kathrin Klemm, chairwoman of the BKK-Dachverband, is urging the new government to stabilize the financial situation of many…
‘Forgotten’ Elderly in German Nursing Homes
Five years after the first documented COVID-19 case in Germany, Eugen Brysch, chairman of the Patient Protection Foundation,…