Berlin, February 17 – The majority of Berlin residents are dissatisfied with the current state of nursing care, according to a recent survey. A representative poll conducted by the Allensbach Institute on behalf of the health insurance company DAK-Gesundheit for its nursing care report indicates that 61 percent of respondents rate the nursing care situation as “not good” or “not good at all.” Furthermore, approximately 46 percent anticipate a worsening of the situation over the next ten years.
Financing and Staffing Emerge as Primary Concerns
Mirroring national trends, the survey highlights that Berliners identify financing as the most significant problem within the nursing care sector. A substantial 63 percent of respondents cited the high costs of inpatient care for those in need of care and their families as the foremost issue. An equal percentage also pointed to staff shortages and a lack of nursing professionals as the greatest challenge. Consequently, 82 percent of those surveyed view making nursing care affordable for all as the most crucial objective.
DAK-Gesundheit Demands Systemic Reforms
In response to these findings, Volker Röttsches, head of DAK-Gesundheit in Berlin, called for a fundamental reform and structural realignment of the nursing care insurance system. “Politicians must finally take the concerns of citizens seriously and act. People’s trust in good nursing care must be restored,” Röttsches stated.
DAK-Gesundheit, with 260,000 insured members in Berlin, is Germany’s third-largest health insurance company.
