Care & Nursing

Nursing Needs Our Care Now.

Our nursing and caregiving staff ensure that elderly and sick individuals can lead dignified lives across our numerous facilities. Unfortunately, the current staffing situation and other challenging conditions make this important work increasingly difficult. Therefore, we urgently need a systemic reform that focuses on people: both those who receive care and those who deliver it. After all, there is a shortage of the latter: There will be a shortage of up to 3,000 nursing and care staff by 2030.

Facts and Figures 2023

6,201 People

live in Senior Residences and Nursing Homes.

51 Senior and Care Facilities

in Austria.

2.5 Million Working Hours

in mobile care and nursing

6,352 Staff Members

in the Area of Care and Nursing

3.343 angehende Pflege- und Betreuungskräfte

werden in 32 Schulen für Sozialbetreuungsberufe ausgebildet

Zwei Caritas Pflege-Mitarbeiter*innen stehen an einem Geländer auf den Treppen vor einer Einrichtung, sie lächeln in die Kamera.

Vocational training is a key area that requires subsidies, more teaching staff, and adequate practical guidance. Additionally, working conditions need to be adjusted to allow nursing and care staff to balance their professional and private lives. Austria must also become more attractive to foreign professionals.

Furthermore, shifting our focus to prevention rather than aftercare is essential. Ensuring long-term health should be our primary concern. The ongoing improvements to the care allowance system, which prioritize resource utilization, will contribute to this goal.

Nursing Care Is More Than Just a Job.

Larissa is a care assistant in one of our residential care homes. In the video below, she talks about her everyday life at Caritas Nursing.