Immigration as a savior? Focus on care crisis in the Rems-Murr district!

Immigration as a savior? Focus on care crisis in the Rems-Murr district!

Germany and especially the Rems-Murr district are faced with the challenge of ensuring a sufficient number of nurses. Current analyzes show that the care system can only be maintained by immigration. Loud ZVW is the Evangelical Marienstift Schorndorf, one Important straps in the area of ​​care, depend on immigration. The demographic challenges and the lack of young interested parties for the nursing profession make the situation increasingly difficult.

Demographic development leads to an increasing need for care. By 2035, the supply gap could grow to almost 500,000 specialists. In 2022, an average of 100 jobs were offered for registered nursing staff, while only 33 unemployed were available. The Federal Center for Political Education states that the economization of health and nursing care is additional tightened.

growing challenges in the nursing sector

reports show that the proportion of foreign employees in the nursing industry rose from 8 % in 2017 to 14 % in 2022. Nurses from Western Balkans in particular have achieved a doubling in the past five years; In 2022 alone, around 43,000 of them worked in German care facilities. Programs such as the “Triple Win” aim to recruit nurses from non-EU countries to combat the acute deficiency.

However, the challenges for immigrant nurses are considerable. The recognition of foreign degrees and the requirements for language skills represent high hurdles. Knowledge of German levels at B2 level are required, which excludes many potential specialists. These problems are not only bureaucratic in nature, but also often lead to stress and dissatisfaction in the workplace, such as concerns .

forecasts and future requirements

according to destatis increases the number of people in need of care and will increase to 2.74 million by 2049. The increase in nursing staff will only be possible with the help of immigration and the activation of relatives of the nursing professions that are currently not employed.

Long-term consequences on the labor market are foreseeable because the BabyBoomer generation reaches the retirement age in the next ten years. By 2049, the bottleneck of nurses could grow to 280,000. Improvements due to higher remuneration, better working conditions and the increase in full -time positions in the care area are urgently necessary in order to meet the growing needs and to increase the attractiveness of the professional field.