Healthcare expenditure increasing in Germany
With >11% of GDP spent on Healthcare, Germany is among the top healthcare spenders in Europe
Germany has one of the most stable funding systems for long-term care in Europe with currently c. EUR 7bn of a funding surplus.
The state provides a Social Long-Term Care Insurance (Soziale Pflegeversicherung) for those that are eligible for social payments (frail people according to the Medical review Board of health insurers “Medizinischer Dienst der Krankenkassen”).
Healthcare expenditure increasing in Germany
With >11% of GDP spent on Healthcare, Germany is among the top healthcare spenders in Europe
Source: Federal Statistical Office, PKV Pflegedatenbank
Nursing home operators split
by type (# of beds)
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany, 2017
Top private operators (by # of beds)
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany, 2017
Conclusion
Additional Demand for Care Beds by 2030
(nursing home ratio 2013 +5%)
Source: Federal Statistical Office 2015, Georg Consulting (2016)
Today 3.5% of German population are care dependent. Inpatient care is expected to grow by 400k, outpatient care by 300k until 2030.
Source: Federal Statistical Office 2015