Tackling the Care Crisis and the Future of Care

The area of patient and nursing care urgently requires relief – Why technologies such as exoskeletons contribute to a sustainable future for the care sector.

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By 2030, almost every second nursing professional in Germany will retire – around 40 percent of today's workforce, or approximately 500,000 experienced professionals. At the same time, the demand for care continues to grow steadily due to demographic change. The German care system is therefore facing mounting pressure on two fronts: fewer staff and rising demand.

The shortage of skilled workers in the care sector is already one of the biggest bottlenecks in the healthcare system. Many care workers leave the profession early because the physical and psychological strain is persistently too high. Musculoskeletal disorders, back problems and exhaustion are particularly common – they are among the most frequent causes of occupational disability in the care sector.

Making care sustainable for the future requires more than just recruitment programs – it requires technological support that empowers people rather than replacing them. Modern assistance systems such as exoskeletons offer a decisive approach here:

✴️ Health protection: Active exoskeletons, such as German Bionic's Exia, relieve strain on the back and joints during the lifting of patients and other movements during patient mobilization movements, and prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
✴️ Longer career duration: Physical relief allows nursing staff to remain healthy in their profession for longer.
✴️ Appealing to young people: Care, combined with modern technology, becomes an innovative, meaningful career field with a future.
✴️ More time for humanity: When physical strain is reduced, there is more room for the human side of care – empathy, attention, communication.
✴️ Sustainability in the system: Fewer absences, greater satisfaction and higher quality of care.

The care of the future is hybrid: both human and technological. Exoskeletons such as Exia show how physical work can be reimagined – as part of a sustainable healthcare system that protects employees and provides better care for patients.

Source: https://www.carevor9.de/care-inside/bis-2030-gehen-40-prozent-der-pflegefachkraefte-in-rente

By 2030, almost every second nursing professional in Germany will retire – around 40 percent of today's workforce, or approximately 500,000 experienced professionals. At the same time, the demand for care continues to grow steadily due to demographic change. The German care system is therefore facing mounting pressure on two fronts: fewer staff and rising demand.

The shortage of skilled workers in the care sector is already one of the biggest bottlenecks in the healthcare system. Many care workers leave the profession early because the physical and psychological strain is persistently too high. Musculoskeletal disorders, back problems and exhaustion are particularly common – they are among the most frequent causes of occupational disability in the care sector.

Making care sustainable for the future requires more than just recruitment programs – it requires technological support that empowers people rather than replacing them. Modern assistance systems such as exoskeletons offer a decisive approach here:

✴️ Health protection: Active exoskeletons, such as German Bionic's Exia, relieve strain on the back and joints during the lifting of patients and other movements during patient mobilization movements, and prevent musculoskeletal disorders.
✴️ Longer career duration: Physical relief allows nursing staff to remain healthy in their profession for longer.
✴️ Appealing to young people: Care, combined with modern technology, becomes an innovative, meaningful career field with a future.
✴️ More time for humanity: When physical strain is reduced, there is more room for the human side of care – empathy, attention, communication.
✴️ Sustainability in the system: Fewer absences, greater satisfaction and higher quality of care.

The care of the future is hybrid: both human and technological. Exoskeletons such as Exia show how physical work can be reimagined – as part of a sustainable healthcare system that protects employees and provides better care for patients.

Source: https://www.carevor9.de/care-inside/bis-2030-gehen-40-prozent-der-pflegefachkraefte-in-rente