Munich (dpa / lby) – The working group of private nursing associations sees outpatient care in the Free State as endangered due to the sharp rise in costs. “The nursing and health insurance companies in Bavaria refuse to finance the enormously increased energy and operating costs for outpatient nursing services,” said the six Bavarian associations in the working group on Wednesday. This could bring nursing care to a standstill in many places.
“The skyrocketing petrol prices and the high inflation rate have led to a dramatic increase in material costs of around 14 percent. This cannot be refinanced with the current remuneration,” explained the state chairman of the Federal Association of Private Providers of Social Services, Kai Kasri. In contrast to many other federal states, the health insurance companies in Bavaria rejected negotiations about refinancing, added Stefanie Renner from the professional association for nursing professions DBfK Southeast. The associations therefore appealed to Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) to work for a quick mediation.
No nursing service has the resources to absorb such cost increases in the long term, it was said to be the reason. Up to 30 percent of the nursing service therefore considered ending their operations. “Then it will be even more difficult for people in need of care and their relatives to organize appropriate care at home,” emphasized Gabriele Obermaier from the regional association of the Association of German Elderly and Disabled Aid. “Private outpatient services ensure a large part of outpatient care in Bavaria.”
