Saxony-Anhalt: Surge in Care Needs Assessments Highlights Reliance on Informal Care
In 2023, the Medical Service in Saxony-Anhalt assessed 108,900 people for care needs; 33.5 percent received a care level 2 recommendation, highlighting the significant role of informal care from family and friends, while the total number of people receiving care benefits has doubled since 2013.
Saxony-Anhalt: Surge in Care Needs Assessments Highlights Reliance on Informal Care
In 2023, the Medical Service in Saxony-Anhalt assessed 108,900 people for care needs; 33.5 percent received a care level 2 recommendation, highlighting the significant role of informal care from family and friends, while the total number of people receiving care benefits has doubled since 2013.
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40% Bias Score
VdK Demands Thuringian Care Allowance Amidst Growing Care Crisis
The VdK social association in Thuringia demands a state-funded care allowance to support family caregivers, as 80-90% of care recipients receive home-based care, often resulting in reduced work hours or job losses for family members; the state coalition will conduct a feasibility study.
VdK Demands Thuringian Care Allowance Amidst Growing Care Crisis
The VdK social association in Thuringia demands a state-funded care allowance to support family caregivers, as 80-90% of care recipients receive home-based care, often resulting in reduced work hours or job losses for family members; the state coalition will conduct a feasibility study.
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56% Bias Score
Liverpool Couple Awarded MBE for 23 Years of Fostering
Charles and Dianne Hubbert, a Liverpool couple, received an MBE after fostering over 40 children for 23 years, highlighting the significant need for and impact of foster care, supported by Barnardo's.
Liverpool Couple Awarded MBE for 23 Years of Fostering
Charles and Dianne Hubbert, a Liverpool couple, received an MBE after fostering over 40 children for 23 years, highlighting the significant need for and impact of foster care, supported by Barnardo's.
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40% Bias Score
German Long-Term Care System Faces Financial Crisis
Rising costs and financial instability threaten Germany's long-term care system, prompting calls for government intervention and reforms.
German Long-Term Care System Faces Financial Crisis
Rising costs and financial instability threaten Germany's long-term care system, prompting calls for government intervention and reforms.
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40% Bias Score
Germany's Long-Term Care Insurance Faces Reform Pressure Amid Rising Costs
Germany's long-term care insurance contribution rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in 2024, ranging from 2.6% to 4.2% based on family size, prompting calls for reforms due to the rising number of care recipients (5.7 million in December 2023) and high costs.
Germany's Long-Term Care Insurance Faces Reform Pressure Amid Rising Costs
Germany's long-term care insurance contribution rate rose by 0.2 percentage points in 2024, ranging from 2.6% to 4.2% based on family size, prompting calls for reforms due to the rising number of care recipients (5.7 million in December 2023) and high costs.
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44% Bias Score
German Long-Term Care Insurance Faces 1.55 Billion Euro Deficit, Warns of Crisis
Germany's long-term care insurance system projects a 1.55 billion euro deficit in 2024, despite a recent contribution increase, prompting warnings of a potential crisis unless the new federal government acts swiftly to stabilize its finances.
German Long-Term Care Insurance Faces 1.55 Billion Euro Deficit, Warns of Crisis
Germany's long-term care insurance system projects a 1.55 billion euro deficit in 2024, despite a recent contribution increase, prompting warnings of a potential crisis unless the new federal government acts swiftly to stabilize its finances.
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60% Bias Score
Cancer Survivor Support Service Improves Quality of Life
The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Late Effects Screening Service, established in 2009, provides vital support for long-term cancer survivors, helping them manage treatment side effects and improve their quality of life, as exemplified by 69-year-old Olwen Kramer's experience with non-Hodg...
Cancer Survivor Support Service Improves Quality of Life
The Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's Late Effects Screening Service, established in 2009, provides vital support for long-term cancer survivors, helping them manage treatment side effects and improve their quality of life, as exemplified by 69-year-old Olwen Kramer's experience with non-Hodg...
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52% Bias Score