From the WHP annual calendar · Wednesday, May 12, 2027
International Nurses Day
Global awareness day honoring the nursing profession (Florence Nightingale's birthday).
Idea to get started
For companies with nursing staff or employees who are family caregivers: an appreciation gesture (thank-you initiative) and info on caregiving leave/family caregiving leave.
Did you know?
- People needing care in Germany
- 5.7M
- of them cared for at home
- 86%
At the end of 2023, almost 5.7 million people in Germany needed long-term care. 86 percent were cared for at home, 3.1 million of them mainly by relatives.
Source: Destatis, Pressemitteilung „5,7 Millionen Pflegebedürftige zum Jahresende 2023“
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