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The consumer advice center is dealing with an increasing influx of complaints from those who've fallen prey to questionable organizations taking advantage of individuals in need of assistance.
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Veteran broadcaster Carlo von Tiedemann (80) experienced a series of significant health issues. He recently recovered from a bacterial infection in his coronary arteries, only to break a vertebra in the hospital. This resulted in a three-month hospital stay followed by rehabilitation. He has...
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Michael K., 36, neglected his 73-year-old mother, Christina J., who had both rheumatism and dementia. Rather than providing care for her, he confined her in her apartment for extended periods, where she was surrounded by her own waste and unable to eat due to her health conditions.
Panorama![Ralf D. (62) hides behind a file cover at the start of the trial](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/14/265457/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/a-person-in-charge-of-looking-after-ladies-with-dementia-is-said-to-have-neglected-and-mistreated-them.webp)
Shocking claims against a caregiver (62) from Glauchau: accused of mistreating elderly patients with severe dementia at the Diakonie nursing home.
Economy![In no other occupational group do employees call in sick as often as in geriatric care (symbolic...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/13/263646/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/in-this-line-of-work-individuals-commonly-experience-illness.webp)
Geriatric care workers face high levels of exhaustion and mental strain, as evidenced by the highest rate of sick days taken among all occupational groups in the country.
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The average fluctuates, but we generally rank internationally, according to a 2019 report by Witten/Herdecke University headed by Sabine Metzing.
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