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[Development of geriatrics in Germany].
1Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung Rochusstrasse 1 53123 Bonn. th.uhlig@bma.bund.de
Zeitschrift Fur Gerontologie Und Geriatrie
|June 29, 2001
Summary
The number of inpatient geriatric care facilities significantly increased between 1997 and 2000. However, outpatient geriatric rehabilitation and mobile services remain scarce, despite a slight rise.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Healthcare Management
- Public Health Policy
Context:
- Analysis of geriatric care infrastructure in response to government inquiry.
- Examination of institutional growth in inpatient and outpatient geriatric rehabilitation.
- Assessment of the availability of mobile geriatric services.
Purpose:
- To quantify the changes in the number of inpatient and outpatient geriatric institutions.
- To evaluate the development of geriatric rehabilitation services from 1997 to 2000.
- To highlight the disparity between inpatient and outpatient geriatric care expansion.
Summary:
- Inpatient geriatric institutions saw a 34% rise, while partly inpatient facilities increased by 106% from 1997 to 2000.
- Outpatient geriatric rehabilitation centers remain limited, growing from 9 to 12 institutions.
- Mobile outpatient geriatric services showed minimal growth, doubling from 5 to 10 providers.
Impact:
- Reveals a significant expansion in inpatient geriatric care capacity.
- Indicates a substantial gap in the development of outpatient and mobile geriatric rehabilitation services.
- Suggests a need for policy focus on enhancing community-based geriatric care options.