https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Living in Germany and using the health care system? Here's what you need to know about upcoming changes. https://www.thelocal.de/20200114/everything-that-changes-for-healthcare-patients-in-germany-this-year Tue, 14 Jan 2020 16:21:19 +0100 everything-that-changes-for-healthcare-patients-in-germany-this-year Around 1.6 million people work in the care sector in Germany. But almost 40,000 jobs are unfilled — and demand is growing due to an ageing population. What happens now? https://www.thelocal.de/20190605/explained-how-germany-plans-to-fight-extreme-care-worker-shortage Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:39:59 +0200 explained-how-germany-plans-to-fight-extreme-care-worker-shortage Our first weekly column looking at the top happenings in politics and culture this week in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20180924/whats-on-this-week-in-germany-tax-reform-for-americans-abroad-cleaner-cars Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:49:38 +0200 whats-on-this-week-in-germany-tax-reform-for-americans-abroad-cleaner-cars The suggestion that the state should fund 'sexual assistants' for the disabled has provoked fierce debate across the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20170109/green-politician-german-state-should-provide-prostitutes-for-the-disabled Mon, 09 Jan 2017 18:38:37 +0100 green-politician-german-state-should-provide-prostitutes-for-the-disabled A Bavarian care home worker allegedly took photos of her dead patients and shared them with her colleagues on messaging service WhatsApp, along with sarcastic comments. https://www.thelocal.de/20140410/german-care-worker-charged-after-snapping-photos-of-dead-patients-for-whatsapp-group Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:44:00 +0200 german-care-worker-charged-after-snapping-photos-of-dead-patients-for-whatsapp-group Germany should prepare for the rise of the criminal pensioners, experts warned on Wednesday, with an ageing population leading to a greater number of elderly people both committing crimes and becoming victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20131010/52323 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 10:40:00 +0200 52323 A growing number of elderly Germans can no longer afford care in their old age, a newspaper reported on Sunday. The already hefty strain on state resources is set to double by 2050. https://www.thelocal.de/20121028/45827 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:04:00 +0100 45827