Care in an ageing society: Digital assistants make work more effective and replace missing staff

In NRW, several companies are working on digital assistants that are intended to make inpatient care more effective. The new applications are also intended to enable people to live longer in their own homes. A young woman is sitting in a wheelchair in the Irmgardis residence in Viersen. The 21-year-old has a high level of […]

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Psychological stress at work not only harms those affected, it also leads to

Effectiveness control as the key to effective health management in companies. Companies can use the risk assessment of psychological stress to identify working conditions that make people unwell and mitigate them with suitable measures. “The risk assessment of psychological stress initiates a process of change: after the analysis and appropriate measures, the effectiveness control follows […]

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On average, relatives work full time – unpaid

The numbers sound almost unbelievable – once you realize what that means: Caring relatives currently work an average of 49 hours per week for their sick family members. And this time frame applies only to caring activities such as personal hygiene, feeding or administering medication, as the health insurance company AOK reported on Tuesday. Caring […]

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Mental health problems at work? How an immediate counselor can help

The immediate advisors also provide assistance over the phone.Image: IMAGO/Panthermedia Jobs with a future In our series “Jobs with a Future” we take a look at jobs that are particularly exciting. Because they are new, future-proof or simply different. Or because they make the world better in some way. In medicine, first aid means intervening […]

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Nursing professionals: “Anyone who does not manage to differentiate themselves can perish from this work”

Dhe fear usually overcame Tamara Grosu (name changed) before she started work. “I couldn’t concentrate at all and ran around the apartment in a state of excitement,” says the Moldovan. The reason for the unrest was the work she was doing as a carer for an elderly man in need of care in an apartment […]

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Temporary work in nursing when there is a shortage of staff: “Are we evil?”

When Sascha M. talks about his job, he quickly starts to rave: “Overall, it is very close to a sense of freedom.” For personal reasons, the family man does not want his full name to be published, but he is all the more active in promoting his work. After school, the 36-year-old from Wismar trained […]

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