No space for a new nursing home in Templin: city councilor sobered!
No space for a new nursing home in Templin: city councilor sobered!
Templin, Deutschland - The city of Templin is increasingly facing an urgent question about the care of its older citizens: confronted inside. At the end of last year, the UBW faction provided the request for sufficient nursing home places in the city at the city council. The proposal to commission the administration to find a more suitable property for a new nursing home with around 200 places was accepted on February 26. But the latest developments are now ringing the alarm bells.
In the last meeting of the Urban Development Committee, it was announced that there is no construction area for such a project inside. Tim Markwardt, the department head for building and property management, made the necessary space required: With a single-storey construction, around 5,500 m² is required, with a two-storey construction, around 4,000 m². Unfortunately, the city cannot fall back on free construction areas that meet these requirements.
The situation of care in the region
The district of Uckermark, which belongs to Templin, currently includes around 117,336 inhabitants, of which around 34,534 are over 65 years old. This means that around 29.4 % of the population are seniors. According to current statistics, around 12,438 people in need of care live in the region who rely on adequate care. This corresponds to a cover rate of only about 42.5 care places per 1,000 inhabitants from the age of 65, which underlines the urgency of the situation.
The care infrastructure is challenging in Templin, especially when you consider that most of those in need of care - around 70.6 % of the over 4 million affected people aged 60 and over are supplied in their own home. This shows a trend towards outpatient care, but the static places in nursing homes are not sufficient for a long time to meet the need. There are a total of 35 nursing homes with 1,467 available places in the region.
A look at possible alternatives
The committee members were disappointed, especially since the test order was declared done. Another discussion does not seem to be in sight for the time being. Already on July 16, the city's information template is on the agenda of the city council, where the current situation is to be discussed again.
The challenges in nursing care should not be underestimated and require quick action. Templins older audience has a right to adequate care places, and it remains to be hoped that solutions will be found before it is too late.
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