The Association of German Cities has asked the government to ease restrictions on the immigration of foreign healthcare professionals so that more nursing staff, in particular, can work in the country ...

Germany is recruiting nursing staff abroad: Thousands of people are coming, but they will only stay if they feel comfortable. Researchers have shown that this is about more than just employment ...

Long-term nursing care is becoming unaffordable in Germany. What can be done to help older people pay for their care?The cost of a stay in a nursing home has risen to an average of E3,248 ($3,760) per ...

At least 17 people have died of the coronavirus at a nursing home in northern Germany, according to a new report. A dozen residents at the Hanns-Lilje retirement home in Wolfsburg succumbed to the ...

BERLIN — The shortage of nurses around the world is extremely challenging in many ways for healthcare systems. Nurses at the World Health Summit this year discussed how to address this issue as ...

In many parts of Germany, nursing staff have been working at their limits for over a year now. But now, in the middle of the country’s third wave of the pandemic, doctors, nurses and caregivers are ...

Nursing services and facilities in Germany are increasingly working digitally, and private providers in particular are well positioned. This was shown by a recent online survey conducted by the ...

BERLIN — Germany’s health minister urged for patience on Friday as the country prepares to start vaccinating people against covid-19, saying those most at risk should be immunized first. Jens Spahn ...

More than 300,000 people have left their homelands in recent years to come and care for the elderly and sick in Germany. This is beneficial for Germany — but is it also positive for the caregivers?