Rising costs and staff shortages are causing more and more care services to run into difficulties. The industry’s employers’ association warns of consequences for the labor market.
For many care services, rising costs and a lack of staff are leading to financial hardship. This was the result of a survey of 2,427 outpatient care services, homes and day care centers conducted by the bpa employers’ association and obtained by the newspaper Bild am Sonntag. According to the survey, 77 percent said they had noticed “significant negative changes” in their operating results over the past three months. 68 percent stated that their economic existence was at risk.
Bpa President Bernd Meurer told the newspaper, “A catastrophe for society is brewing here.” Meurer warned of severe consequences for the labor market: “If you can’t find a nursing service or a place in a home for your mother who needs care, you can’t show up for the early shift tomorrow yourself.”
The reasons for the financial bottlenecks are, according to the report, in addition to rising prices and the tariff loyalty regulation, also revenue shortfalls due to staff shortages.
The Federal Association of Private Providers of Social Services (Bundesverband privater Anbieter sozialer Dienste e. V. – bpa), with more than 13,000 active member facilities, is the largest representative body of private providers of social services in Germany.
Source: Zeit Online, KNA – 05.03.2023- :
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