No space for a new nursing home in Templin: City is facing problems!

No space for a new nursing home in Templin: City is facing problems!

Templin, Deutschland - The question of suitable nursing homes in Templin has been employing the city council since the end of last year. At that time, the UBW faction asked the city administration to search for a property for a new nursing home with around 200 places. This concern was unanimously supported by the city council on February 26. However, the current results of the area search, which were presented in the last meeting of the urban development committee, throw a shadow on the plans.

Tim Markwardt, the department head for building and property management, reported that there are no suitable free construction areas for a nursing home of this size inside. In order to precisely quantify the space requirement, he called the values: With a single -storey construction, around 5,500 m² would be required, while around 4,000 m² would be sufficient for a two -storey variant. The problem: the city has no such areas in property.

sobering results for nursing home plans

A possibly suitable area could be the former DRK nursing home in the street of peace, which is around a hectare and is owned by the Uckermark district. However, the district would not sell the property below value, which means an estimated price of at least 600,000 euros. The landing value there amounts to 50 euros per m². There are also other areas in private hand, the value of which is between 50 and 75 euros per m². However, due to the large order of magnitude, the owners have not yet been contacted.

The members of the committee were disappointed with the results, another discussion did not take place. Harald Engler declared the test order done. The city administration will present an information template on this topic at the next city council on July 16.

The need for care in Templin and the surrounding area

In addition to the need for a new nursing home in Templin, the numbers are alarming: In the Uckermark district, around 117,336 inhabitants are counted, of which around 65 people are over 65. This corresponds to about 29.4 % of the population. The number of people in need of care in Templin amounts to around 12,438, which means 10.6 % of the total population. Especially in the age group of over 65-year-olds, the statistics show that around 360.4 people are in need of care per 1,000 inhabitants.

The current coverage rate for inpatient care in Templin is around 42.5 nursing places per 1,000 inhabitants over 65 - a value that makes it clear that there is an urgent need for action. The nationwide trend indicates that the number of people in need of care in Germany will increase significantly by 2055, which makes the situation in Templin only more pressing. There are currently 35 nursing homes in the region with a total of 1,467 nursing places, whereby the personnel quota in these facilities lies with 96.9 employees each.

The coming months will have to show whether the city of Templin will be able to find suitable areas for a new nursing home and thus ensure the care of the older population. While the patient Templiner are waiting for messages, the urgently needed reforms and changes in Germany take place in nursing in order to meet the growing challenges. Finally, good preparation is the be -all and end -all to be well cared for in old age.