Guide
Ileostomy: recognising and counteracting dehydration
Drink plenty, you are told after surgery – but why, how you notice that it is not enough,...
Ileostomy: recognising and counteracting dehydration
Drink plenty, you are told after surgery – but why, how you notice that it is not enough,...
Sore skin with incontinence: recognising, preventing and treating IAD
Red, burning skin in the nappy area is common – but not inevitable. How to recognise incontinence-associated dermatitis,...
Sore skin with incontinence: recognising, preventing and treating IAD
Red, burning skin in the nappy area is common – but not inevitable. How to recognise incontinence-associated dermatitis,...
Learning self-catheterisation: who trains you, what you need to know
The idea puts almost everyone off – until they can do it. What the guideline requires of good...
Learning self-catheterisation: who trains you, what you need to know
The idea puts almost everyone off – until they can do it. What the guideline requires of good...
Incontinence after childbirth: what is normal and what helps
About one in three women loses urine after giving birth. What is normal in the first months, what...
Incontinence after childbirth: what is normal and what helps
About one in three women loses urine after giving birth. What is normal in the first months, what...
Application refused: how to lodge an objection with your health insurance fund
A refusal notice sounds final – but it is not. The path from objection to court action, step...
Application refused: how to lodge an objection with your health insurance fund
A refusal notice sounds final – but it is not. The path from objection to court action, step...
Surcharges on medical aids: what you have to pay – and what you do not
“You would have to pay a bit extra for that” – is that true? What the insurance fund...
Surcharges on medical aids: what you have to pay – and what you do not
“You would have to pay a bit extra for that” – is that true? What the insurance fund...
Applying for a care level: procedure, assessment, deadlines
No care level, no care package. How the application works, what the assessor looks at and why incontinence,...
Applying for a care level: procedure, assessment, deadlines
No care level, no care package. How the application works, what the assessor looks at and why incontinence,...
Co-payments from 2027: what changes – and what does not
“Co-payments rise by 50 percent” was everywhere. For incontinence and ostomy supplies, the increase has accidentally been in...
Co-payments from 2027: what changes – and what does not
“Co-payments rise by 50 percent” was everywhere. For incontinence and ostomy supplies, the increase has accidentally been in...
Incontinence in dementia: what helps family carers
Not every training suits every person, and the wrong training inevitably fails. What the geriatric guideline gives family...
Incontinence in dementia: what helps family carers
Not every training suits every person, and the wrong training inevitably fails. What the geriatric guideline gives family...
Faecal incontinence: causes, grades and what helps
Hardly any subject carries so much shame. That is exactly why many people affected only come forward years...
Faecal incontinence: causes, grades and what helps
Hardly any subject carries so much shame. That is exactly why many people affected only come forward years...
Travelling and doing sport with a stoma
The worry that a stoma could make holidays and sport impossible is unfounded in this form. What actually...
Travelling and doing sport with a stoma
The worry that a stoma could make holidays and sport impossible is unfounded in this form. What actually...
Urinary sheaths: choice, size and use
Many men only know pads and pants. Yet the urological guideline expressly names the urinary sheath (condom catheter)...
Urinary sheaths: choice, size and use
Many men only know pads and pants. Yet the urological guideline expressly names the urinary sheath (condom catheter)...
Incontinence after prostate surgery: what is normal
After surgery, continence is what shapes everyday life most for many men. What is normal in this period,...
Incontinence after prostate surgery: what is normal
After surgery, continence is what shapes everyday life most for many men. What is normal in this period,...
Recognising and preventing a parastomal hernia
A hernia next to the stoma develops gradually and is often only noticed when the appliance no longer...
Recognising and preventing a parastomal hernia
A hernia next to the stoma develops gradually and is often only noticed when the appliance no longer...
Diet with a stoma: what really matters
“What am I still allowed to eat?” is the most common question after stoma surgery. The answer depends...
Diet with a stoma: what really matters
“What am I still allowed to eat?” is the most common question after stoma surgery. The answer depends...
Avoiding urinary tract infections when catheterising
It burns, the urine smells different – is that already an infection? What the clinical guideline on intermittent...
Avoiding urinary tract infections when catheterising
It burns, the urine smells different – is that already an infection? What the clinical guideline on intermittent...
Stress or urge incontinence? The types at a glance
“Weak bladder” is an umbrella term for very different things. Which types the professional society distinguishes, what this...
Stress or urge incontinence? The types at a glance
“Weak bladder” is an umbrella term for very different things. Which types the professional society distinguishes, what this...
Nursing professionals may now issue prescriptions themselves
Since 1 January 2026, qualified nursing professionals may prescribe certain medical aids themselves. What the law actually allows,...
Nursing professionals may now issue prescriptions themselves
Since 1 January 2026, qualified nursing professionals may prescribe certain medical aids themselves. What the law actually allows,...
Zukunftspakt Pflege: what has been decided and what has not
“Care reform” is everywhere at the moment. What has been decided, what is in the draft bill –...
Zukunftspakt Pflege: what has been decided and what has not
“Care reform” is everywhere at the moment. What has been decided, what is in the draft bill –...
E-prescriptions for medical aids: what really applies
Deadlines that are long outdated are circulating around the e-prescription for medical aids. What actually applies, what is...
E-prescriptions for medical aids: what really applies
Deadlines that are long outdated are circulating around the e-prescription for medical aids. What actually applies, what is...
What does the health insurance fund pay – and what the long-term care insuran...
Two funds, two books of law, constantly confused. Who is responsible for what, which co-payment applies in each...
What does the health insurance fund pay – and what the long-term care insuran...
Two funds, two books of law, constantly confused. Who is responsible for what, which co-payment applies in each...
Pad, pants or brief: which product is right?
The choice is confusing, and the droplet symbols help only to a limited extent. The product types according...
Pad, pants or brief: which product is right?
The choice is confusing, and the droplet symbols help only to a limited extent. The product types according...
Anal irrigation: how does transanal bowel irrigation work?
For people with neurogenic bowel dysfunction, emptying can take hours. How transanal irrigation works, which absolute contraindications there...
Anal irrigation: how does transanal bowel irrigation work?
For people with neurogenic bowel dysfunction, emptying can take hours. How transanal irrigation works, which absolute contraindications there...
Incontinence aids on prescription: how the supply process works
A prescription usually raises more questions than it answers. What the insurance fund pays, what you bear yourself,...
Incontinence aids on prescription: how the supply process works
A prescription usually raises more questions than it answers. What the insurance fund pays, what you bear yourself,...
Avoiding skin problems around the stoma
In a study of 565 people with a stoma, 40 percent had skin changes. What to clean with,...
Avoiding skin problems around the stoma
In a study of 565 people with a stoma, 40 percent had skin changes. What to clean with,...
Ostomy care: one-piece or two-piece?
Both systems have clear strengths, neither is fundamentally better. What distinguishes one-piece and two-piece, which change intervals the...
Ostomy care: one-piece or two-piece?
Both systems have clear strengths, neither is fundamentally better. What distinguishes one-piece and two-piece, which change intervals the...
Single-use catheters: which Charrière size is the right one?
The prescription says something like “CH 12” – without explaining what it means. What Charrière is, which size...
Single-use catheters: which Charrière size is the right one?
The prescription says something like “CH 12” – without explaining what it means. What Charrière is, which size...
Care package: €42 a month for care aids – what you are entitled to
From care level 1, if you are cared for at home, you are entitled to up to €42...
Care package: €42 a month for care aids – what you are entitled to
From care level 1, if you are cared for at home, you are entitled to up to €42...