Digital Health Applications (DiHAs)

Digital solutions in care? From 2022, digital care applications (DiPAs) are to be reimbursed by long-term care insurance funds, thus improving the care of the chronically ill and easing the daily routine of caring relatives. Especially in outpatient care settings, the use of digital solutions, such as apps or web-based applications, can offer a...

Volunteering and Dementia

Volunteers are an important building block in the care of people with dementia and in relieving the burden on their family caregivers. Due to demographic change, changing family structures, and the increasing number of dementia cases, the promotion of volunteer engagement in the field of dementia has increasingly come into the political focus. Furthermore…

Einsamkeit und Demenz

Das Gefühl der Einsamkeit ist unter älteren Menschen im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie offenbar gestiegen.  So fühlten sich im Sommer 2020 laut den Ergebnissen des Deutschen Alterssurveys (DEAS) 14 Prozent der 46- bis 90-Jährigen einsam. Damit ist der Anteil 1,5-mal höher als in den Befragungsjahren 2014 und 2017.   Einsamkeit im …