Munich (dpa / lby) - According to Bavaria's Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU), the collective wage obligation in care facilities that will apply from September should not burden those in need of care. "It is clear that additional costs for standard wages must be taken into account in the remuneration negotiations. However, the resulting additional costs must not be passed on to those in need of care in the form of higher care-related personal contributions," he said on Wednesday in Munich. Long-term care insurance must make a noticeable contribution to protecting against financial risk, and future generations should not be overburdened.
Holetschek called the collective wage obligation an important step. Good care and good staff can only be achieved with appropriate payment and attractive framework conditions. He sees the federal government as having a duty. You must take immediate measures so that care facilities can continue to work economically and that those in need of care and their families do not get into financial difficulties. He called for the willingness of society as a whole to invest more money in nursing care. In addition, more people need to be encouraged to work in nursing.
