Bavarian Express Advocates for Enhanced Equipment in Care Homes Amid Heat Issues - Enhance Heat-Resistant Infrastructure in Nursing Homes Urged by DRC
In a recent proposal to Funke newspapers, Andreas Hasselfeldt, the president of the German Red Cross (DRK), highlighted the need for energy-efficient renovations in nursing homes across the country. The proposal comes as a response to the concerning state of nursing home facilities, which are currently lagging behind in energy-efficient renovations and are in dire need of better equipment, particularly for handling heat.
The infrastructure special reserve in Germany, designed to finance sustainable infrastructure projects, is likely to support these energy-efficient renovations in nursing homes as part of broader climate protection and infrastructure initiatives. These initiatives may be accessed through infrastructure investment programs aimed at public buildings and social facilities under climate protection mandates.
However, specific detailed funding schemes targeted exclusively at nursing homes from the infrastructure special reserve are not explicitly listed in the available search results. Nevertheless, additional funding may come from complementary programs focusing on energy efficiency in buildings, such as those involving energy optimization technologies and heat pump installations. These initiatives can be part of infrastructure financing but also involve subsidies and financing from federal/state programs or private partnerships.
For precise funding options, nursing homes should consult federal and state infrastructure and climate protection funding portals related to the special reserve, relevant subsidies or grant programs under the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) or KfW (German development bank), which often manage energy efficiency funds for social infrastructure, and local authorities responsible for implementing infrastructure special reserve projects that include energy-efficient renovations.
While the focus on energy-efficient renovations is crucial, the DRK president, Andreas Hasselfeldt, emphasizes the importance of human affection in care, especially with dementia patients. He asserts that human affection can only be provided by humans, suggesting that machines could help relieve human workers physically but not replace the emotional aspect of care.
This call for energy-efficient renovations and the DRK president's perspective come amidst increasing demand for staff in the social sector due to an increase in the number of people needing heavy care. Hasselfeldt hopes that the funds will be used to improve facilities in the social sector, ensuring a better quality of life for both the caregivers and the patients they serve.
- The infrastructure special reserve in Germany, which finances sustainable infrastructure projects, could potentially provide funds for vocational training programs aimed at teaching workers energy-efficient practices for nursing home renovations, as part of broader climate protection and infrastructure initiatives.
- Considering the increasing demand for staff in the social sector due to an increase in the number of people needing heavy care, vocational training in health-and-wellness, therapies-and-treatments, and science could be vital in improving the quality of life for both caregivers and patients, while also ensuring they are equipped to provide care that goes beyond just physical needs, such as understanding emotional aspects of care, especially for dementia patients.
