Aged and nursing care gradually becomes necessary when:
- minimal or occasional help is no longer sufficient.
- strength and physical abilities deteriorate.
- psychological problems become noticeable.
- household tasks become increasingly difficult.
In these cases, there is a large range of individual help tailored to the care receiver's daily habits and preferences.
In order to navigate your way clearly in the vast sea of providers and services, you should certainly contact an expert. This is why the City of Hamburg has established district Pflegestützpunkte or nursing care offices. To ensure that everyone's interests are being served, the care receiver should be as involved as possible in the process.
If you see a need for nursing care forming on the horizon, you usually have time to gather information, exchange ideas, talk about and try things out. And you can often plan the next stage of care.
The Office for Health and Consumer Protection (BGV) can provide comprehensive information on advising services, Household Help, and Home Nursing Care. The information is easy to understand, thorough, correct, and updated regularly by the Office's own experts.