Projects continue

Nurse organizes care at home

Growing old and being cared for in your own four walls - the community nurse helps with this.

(Bild: Klaus Schindler)

While in other federal states the money from the federal care fund is spent on other things, Lower Austria is clearly committed to the "community nurses", most of whom work very well. Social Affairs Minister Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister confirms that the projects will continue to be funded.

People are getting older, but not healthier. At the same time, there is a great desire to be cared for at home for as long as possible, which is much cheaper than in a home.

To better meet this need, the Community Nurse Project was launched in 2022, which 26 regions in Lower Austria alone have implemented. The "nurse" appointed by the local authority comes to the patient's home and plans individual care with the elderly or patients in need of care in an uncomplicated manner. But families are also helped if, for example, relatives are discharged from hospital on Friday and people do not know how best to manage care over the weekend and beyond.

People prefer to grow old in their own four walls. The community nurse is an important factor here.

Sozial-Landesrätin Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister

Clear commitment to the community nurse
The federal government provides funding for the most successful projects in the care fund. While the money is used differently in some federal states, Provincial Councillor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister is continuing to support the projects this year with four million euros: "An optimal addition to care and support."