Special: Short-Term Nursing

 
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To confront everyday stress in home care you require enough strength. Due to this caring relatives need to have a break from time to time. This is what short-term nursing is for. Up to four weeks a year people in need of care can be placed there. Advise and information can be found in the REHACARE.de Special: Short-Term Nursing

Many people do not even know that it exists: short-term nursing. In Germany it particularly supports caring relatives when they need a break from every day care. Those who want to apply for short-term nursing should pay attention to a lot of regulations. REHACARE.de compiled the most important aspects.
- Short-Term Nursing in Germany at a Glance

Having a disabled child often means that parents have to care for them day and night. To give parents a chance to take breath there are institutions in Germany that look after handicapped children around the clock. The German Government pays for a stay for up to four weeks a year. The children’s house “Little Long Nose” in Wiesbaden opened in November 2005 with places for eleven children. REHACARE.de talked with Sabine Schenk, manager of the children’s house, about the parents’ bad conscience, application forms and the German Nursing Care Reform 2008.
- „28 Days a Year Are not Enough!“ Interview with the Manager of a children’s house, Sabine Schenk, about short-term nursing for children

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