Growing need: Outpatient hospice services in Bremen Replace!

Growing need: Outpatient hospice services in Bremen Replace!

Bremen, Deutschland - The increase in outpatient hospice and palliative services in Bremen cannot be overlooked. According to the Weser-Kurier is the number of seriously ill people in 2023 from eight Outpatient hospice services in the city have increased to 516 - a significant increase compared to 462 in 2022. This development is primarily due to the growing number of older people that has increased in recent years. Stefanie Aumund-Kopp, coordinator of the Horn Horn, emphasizes that the use of such services not only increases, but is also an important sign of how society deals with domestic care.

The coordinator of Hospiz Bremen-Nord, Dörte Rode, gives similar feedback and reports that the support figures have now reached the level of 2019 again. These optimistic tendencies are also shown in the first half of 2024, in which more people have already been accompanied than in the previous year. In order to further support this trend, the volunteers are also of immense importance. Last year their number rose from 392 to 437.

The role of the volunteers

volunteers are the heart of the outpatient hospice work. Many of them bring personal experiences and the desire to help in difficult times. In particular, 80 qualified voluntary death residents support people in their last phase of life, while four other volunteer mourning companions take care of the relatives. This role is invaluable, because often those affected need support in the processing of dying and help in mourning processes, as well as the German Hospiz and Palliative Association emphasized.

Financial support plays a crucial role in maintaining the services. The statutory health insurance companies provide a total of 1,155,768 euros for outpatient hospice work in Bremen. In addition, the replacement cash registers promote the coordination of the volunteers and their training and further education with around 466,000 euros in 2024, which represents an increase of over 16 percent compared to the previous year. The use of these funds enables outpatient facilities to improve the quality of life of the seriously ill and to support them in the last phase of their lives in their familiar environment.

financing and framework conditions

The outpatient hospice work in Germany is anchored in a clear legal framework. The Hospice and Palliative Act from 2015 regulates the framework for the outpatient hospice work and Promotion from statutory health insurance. These regulations ensure that seriously ill people receive the help they need and that outpatient services can continuously adapt their offers.