elder care
die Altenpflege
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elder care
The care and support of older people who need assistance. This includes both professional care in nursing homes or through care services and private care provided by relatives.
Wegen des demografischen Wandels wird die Altenpflege eine immer größere gesellschaftliche Herausforderung.
Because of demographic change, elder care is becoming an increasingly major social challenge.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| genitive | der Altenpflege |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Altenpflege | – |
| accusative | die Altenpflege | – |
| dative | der Altenpflege | – |
| genitive | der Altenpflege | – |
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The word is made up of 'die Alten' (the elderly), a nominalized form of the adjective 'alt' (old), meaning 'older people,' and 'die Pflege' (care). So it literally means 'the care of old people.'
Die Altenpflege erfordert viel Geduld und Einfühlungsvermögen.
Elder care requires a lot of patience and empathy.
'Altenpflege' (elder care) is often used in a professional context. A very common collocation is 'in der Altenpflege arbeiten' (to work in elder care), used to describe the profession or field of work.
Sie macht eine Ausbildung, um später in der Altenpflege zu arbeiten.
She is doing training so that she can later work in elder care.
'Altenpflege' (elder care) is the base word for a whole word family. If you know this word, you can also more easily understand 'der Altenpfleger' (male elder care worker) or 'die Altenpflegerin' (female elder care worker) and 'das Altenpflegeheim' (nursing home).
Der Mangel an Fachkräften in der Altenpflege ist ein großes Problem.
The shortage of skilled workers in elder care is a major problem.
nursing
Altenpflege focuses on the care needs of older people and often involves longer-term support. Krankenpflege focuses on an illness or injury and is provided by trained professionals. In the case of sick older people, the two areas can overlap; what matters is the main focus of the work.
Im Seniorenheim arbeitet Mia in der Altenpflege und unterstützt die Bewohner dauerhaft im Alltag.
At the nursing home, Mia works in elder care and provides the residents with ongoing support in their daily lives.
Im Krankenhaus arbeitet Mia in der Krankenpflege und versorgt die Bewohner nach einer Operation.
At the hospital, Mia works in nursing and cares for the residents after an operation.
