Caring for loved ones pushes many families to their limits. More and more Tyroleans are going to the stock exchange to draw attention to the precarious situation. A Wipptaler describes his difficulties with 24-hour care, another family member describes the desperate search for a place in a home.
Staying at home, that is the greatest wish of Hans Cammerlander’s mother. The family has wanted to make this possible for the 92-year-old for a long time and has been investing in 24-hour care for years. A financial achievement, as Cammerlander calculates: “Mom’s pension, her care allowance and the federal funding are nowhere near enough to cover the costs. Every month we have to raise an extra 1,200 to 1,500 euros.”
Cammerlander speaks of total costs above 4000 euros. And that for facilities that cannot meet the growing care needs of the mother. Cammerlander: “We have now also requested all homes up to Innsbruck. No chance of getting a place there.”
Burgenland and Vorarlberg as role models
For Andrea Haselwanter-Schneider, party chairman of List Fritz, the example shows how tough families are. “Many are at the limit. Both emotionally and financially,” she concludes. The Burgenland model, in which caring family members are employed by the state, can offer solace. This also reduces the pressure on homes. According to Haselwanter-Schneider, Vorarlberg is also doing better. There is more money for 24-hour care. In an urgent application, List Fritz also demands 1,000 euros in state aid and an emergency fund in Tyrol.
Not only at parties, but also at the “Krone” families come forward again and again and describe their needs. The reason was the story of an Oberperferin who has so far fought in vain for a place in a home for her elderly mother.
‘I refused to take my mother with me’
Mr. Kettner (full name known to the editors) feels the same way. His mother is 90 years old and has very limited mobility. “I can no longer guarantee the care myself because I am 80 percent incapacitated for work,” the Tyrolean describes his situation. A home for the mother is not in sight. 24-hour care is not an option due to a lack of space.
The extent of Mr. Kettner’s desperation is made clear by his description of an incident at the hospital. His mother was recently “re-admitted” due to a fall. When the patient was about to be released, her son blocked: “I refused to take my mother home in this condition.”
Source: Krone
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