Offers from Ulm University:
for students: Zentrale Studienberatung (central student advisory services) and info: Studying with family
for staff: Advice and info on relevant advisory services and support offers through care officer Maria Stöckle, Family Service or care officer Renate Löw de Mata, Equal Opportunities Officer, phone +49 731 50-22816; for advise on questions related to employment contracts please contact the HR Services department. During the consultation with the care officer, you will receive initial guidance on support services to help you better balance work and caregiving, and be referred to further resources. Flexibility regarding work hours and work location as well as options for leave of absence will be reviewed upon application. More
The University also offers courses to help maintain (or regain) inner balance.
If the person requiring care is in hospital or a clinic, please contact the social service there. If the person requiring care has private health insurance, please call the Compass Pflegeberatung (care service). They also come to the hospital / clinic, if necessary.
The Pflegestützpunkte (care support bases) provide important advisory services to those with statutory health insurance (GKV). They help you find the best support for the patient, regardless of the insurance provider.
Ulm
Alb-Donau-Kreis
Advisory service points for senior citizens (Seniorenberatungsstellen) in the administrative district Neu-Ulm
Every health insurance provider offers care consultations.
They also help with the development of a personalised care plan.
We therefore advise that you specifically ask your health insurance provider for a care consultation.
Advice for patients with private health insurance: Compass, phone +49 800 1018800
Labour law matters for caregiving university members
Time in lieu, annual leave, leave of absence, caregiver leave, family caregiver leave, special leave, reduction of work hours, alternating telework Leave of absence
Hinweise des Ministeriums für Finanzen vom 22. Juni 2016 (bulletin from the Ministry for Finances from 22 June 2016 on the effects of the caregiver leave and family caregiver leave legislation) (for non-civil servants) in German
Workplace agreements (Dienstvereinbarungen) at Ulm University on work hours and telework
Interesting item of the workplace agreement on work hours: Up to an additional 5 work days in total can be granted as time off in lieu for the caregiving or nursing of a sick child (< 12 years) or a family member in need of care.
Information for scientific staff
If your employment contract is limited in accordance with Section 2 subsection 1 WissZeitVG (for qualification purposes), Section 2 Paragraph 5 Sentence 1 Number 1 rules that the duration of a fixed-term employment contract is extended with the consent of the employee by times of a reduction of the working hours by at least a fifth of the regular working hours that have been granted in order to care for a family member/relative requiring care.
Provision and patient rights
For forms, templates and further information from the Federal Ministry of Justice (legal guardianship, living will etc.) please click here.
Further information can be found here:
Long-Term care guide (Federal Ministry for Health.)
We strive to support staff with caregiver responsibilities as best we can. To help us tailor our offers according to your needs and to truly reach our target audience, we would appreciate it if you could send a brief email to Maria Stöckle´, in which you tell us: ‘My caregiving experience lies in the past,’ ’I am a current caregiver’ or ’I am expecting a caregiving situation soon’.
Your personal data is subject to confidentiality, of course. Our care officer Maria Stöckle is happy to answer any questions.
Guides for senior citizens (Seniorenwegweiser)
Seniorenwegweiser der Stadt Ulm
Seniorenwegweiser Alb-Donau (Kreisseniorenrat Alb-Donau-Kreis)
Seniorenwegweiser der Stadt Neu-Ulm
Federal Ministry of Family Affairs
Care service line at the Ministry for Family Affairs: Telephone +49 (0)30 2017 9131
Wege zur Pflege (advice on care) ; especially (family) caregiver leave
service portal Zuhause im Alter (aging at home)
info brochures on care from the Federal Ministry of Health here. (in English)
The homepage of the Zentrum für Qualität in der Pflege ZQP (centre for quality care) also offers help in finding suitable support services - www.zqp.de
Online portal with helpful information on the topic of aggression and violence in care www.pflege-gewalt.de
Barrierefreies Bauen (barrier-free building), guideline from the Ministry of Economics (Ba-Wü), Jan 2017
I need of care. What now? Pflegebedürftigkeit - was nun?
Specifics around dementia:
Info portal of the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs Wegweiser Demenz (guide for dementia)
ProjektDEMENZ Ulm (from Diakonie) offers related to dementia in Ulm and more
Gedächtnissprechstunde (memory consultation) Neurology, Ulm University Hospital
Relief through low-threshold care offers and household-related services
Since 2015, extra funding is provided through the Pflegeversicherung (long-term care insurance) for low-threshold care and relief services. The providers need to have a licence/accreditation to be eligible for payment through the long-term care insurance. Please contact the insurance provider (public or private) or the Pflegestützpunkt (care support base) for more information on the availability of accredited providers in the region.