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German nursing homes see cost for care explode

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Long-term nursing care is becoming unaffordable in Germany. What can be done to help older people pay for their care?

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The President of the German Red Cross, Hasselfeldt, demands a capping of the own share of the costs in the nursing home.

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The care costs are rising rapidly. Gerda Hasselfeldt, President of the German Red Cross, says why homes still go insolvent – and what is needed now.

·Berlin, Germany
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In the debate about the continuing rise in costs in nursing homes, the President of the German Red Cross (DRK), Gerda Hasselfeldt, has advocated for a cap on co-payments. "We need to fix the contribution made by those in need of care and their families, making it calculable," Hasselfeldt told the newspapers of the Funke Media Group (Sunday editions). Hasselfeldt advocated for a system change in which people in need of care would only pay a fixed…

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The care costs are rising rapidly. Gerda Hasselfeldt, President of the German Red Cross, says why homes still go insolvent – and what is needed now.

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Deutsche Welle broke the news in Bonn, Germany on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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