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0:04There are more than 4 million people in
0:06need of care in Germany, but far too
0:08few staff. Caregivers from abroad are
0:11meant to close this gap.
0:14This profession is burdened with so
0:16many negative things like death, dying,
0:19and maybe the pay, too, so it’s a
0:21huge help to us when someone agrees to
0:24travel 4, 5, 6, 7,000 km to do exactly
0:26this job here.
0:30Many of these women and men come from
0:31all over Europe, Asia, or Latin America
0:33. A major challenge is the language.
0:37Now. I understand a little more. Better
0:41.
0:42Those who can afford it hire a foreign
0:43caregiver to come to their home. Costs
0:46are up to € 3,000 a month.
0:51This is my old patient, my favorite
0:53patient.
0:55I'm satisfied.
0:57The foreign caregivers have to overcome
0:59several hurdles here. From German exams
1:02and additional training to encountering
1:04a foreign culture, can the helpers from
1:07abroad solve our nursing shortage?
1:10Start of shift for Brandon Errera. The
1:1325-year-old Mexican has been working at
1:15a Bavarian Red Cross nursing home for
1:17about 3 months. He moved to Germany
1:20specifically for this. The morning
1:24shift is a tough one.
1:26I work from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Yes,
1:31it's exhausting.
1:32It's normal in the whole world. I think
1:36nurses have to wake up early and start
1:40their work at 6, that's normal. It’s
1:43like that in Mexico, too.
1:45Good morning.
1:46Good morning. Morning. Good morning.
1:51Morning.
1:51How are you all?
1:55Great.
1:55And you?
1:56Did you sleep well too?
1:59Yes. Hours are enough.
2:03The nursing facility in the Munich
2:04district of Paring currently cares for
2:06about 220 residents. Shift supervisor
2:09Thomas Preuß assigns Brandon’s group
2:11.
2:12You have Mrs. Faller today.
2:14Okay.
2:14Mrs. Faller, we already showered her
2:16yesterday.
2:17Okay.
2:20She had intertrigo under her right
2:22breast.
2:23Okay. Okay.
2:24Very severe. She has some Multilind
2:27ointment as needed. She has it in her
2:28room. Just apply it a little. The
2:31compresses are in the nightstand.
2:33And then the right side. Okay.
2:35And then you'll manage. If there's
2:36anything, just ask.
2:37Okay,
2:38then you can get started.
2:40Now it’s time to start.
2:42A total of 169 employees work here, and
2:45two-thirds come from abroad. The trend
2:48is rising.
2:49Good morning. Morning.
2:52Good morning, Mrs. Faller.
2:54Yes.
2:55Are you already awake? I was in school
2:58for quite a while.
3:00Okay. The light is on.
3:03Should I turn on the light or do you
3:05not need it?
3:07Yes, I need it.
3:08Yes, of course.
3:09Did you sleep well?
3:11A bit restless.
3:13Restless. I spoke with my colleagues.
3:16Yes.
3:17Do you have a little problem with your
3:19chest? Here on your chest, it's a bit
3:24red.
3:24It was completely red here. Brandon
3:28helps the old lady get dressed. Erna
3:30Faller originally comes from Northern
3:32Germany and has been alone since her
3:34husband died.
3:35I am a young girl of 96 years. I've
3:39been here 3 years or 4 years, I don't
3:42know. And I have been very, very, very,
3:45very, very, very well received here. I
3:50made friends with him right away. I am
3:54a people person too, I approach people.
3:57I don't turn them away. And I know a
4:02few Spanish words too, so that works
4:05out right away, right? He once told me
4:09beer in Spanish is "cerveza". Good
4:13morning.
4:13Good morning. Yes.
4:15Good morning.
4:15Good morning. "Un" something, of course
4:19.
4:20Yes. Oh, "cerv". Yes. A "cerveza"
4:22a beer.
4:23A beer.
4:24Yes, that's right.
4:25Those are the kinds of things, right?
4:27It doesn't matter.
4:28How do the stockings feel? It's good.
4:31Yes, they are good.
4:32They are good. Yes, I think it's great
4:35that they are coming to us in Germany
4:38now. I'm amazed that everyone is coming
4:42to Germany now to learn with us. And I
4:46find that incredibly nice.
4:50More than 200,000 nursing staff from
4:52abroad are currently working in Germany
4:54. Yes, let me look. Okay,
4:58there are compresses.
4:59Do you still have any
5:01in my nightstand? That is a bit bad.
5:06Yes, I know.
5:07Since when has it been like that?
5:08Since the day before yesterday.
5:09The day before yesterday?
5:10Yes.
5:12Are you in pain?
5:13No.
5:14Burned? What burned? No,
5:16no,
5:20I studied 5 years as a nurse and 3
5:24years as a paramedic. Uh, nursing is a
5:30degree in Mexico and paramedic is a
5:34qualification here, and that was
5:37simultaneous. Weekdays I did university
5:42and weekends rescue and paramedic. Now
5:46in Germany, Brandon is working as a
5:48nursing assistant for around € 2,000
5:51a month. Later, he must pass an exam to
5:54be recognized as a certified nursing
5:56professional.
5:58This profession is burdened with so
6:00many negative things like death, dying.
6:03It is not really socially recognized as
6:05it actually deserves to be. Although it
6:09is a very important profession, the pay
6:11, perhaps also unattractive working
6:13hours, and so it is naturally a great
6:16help to us when someone agrees to
6:18travel 4, 5, 6, 7,000 km to practice
6:20exactly this profession here.
6:24Nationwide there are about 12,000
6:26retirement and nursing homes. Currently
6:28, about 200,000 foreign nursing staff
6:31work there. Nevertheless, many
6:33facilities are understaffed. Throughout
6:35Germany, around 35,000 nursing
6:37professionals are missing. Monday
6:43morning in a suburb of Nuremberg.
6:46Katharina Habala is preparing breakfast
6:48. The 47-year-old Pole lives in the
6:51house with an old lady and looks after
6:53her 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. I am
7:01up at 7 o'clock Marianne up. 8 o'clock
7:04washing. I later make breakfast oatmeal
7:09. This is favorite food my Marianne
7:13very slowly. Oh Marianne good morning.
7:20Marianne Kotschenreuter is 98 years old
7:23. She lives alone in her terraced house
7:25. Her husband died 8 years ago. For 4
7:28years, the pensioner has been using a
7:3124-hour care service. Without the help
7:34of the privately organized caregiver,
7:36the old lady would have to move out of
7:38her house and into a nursing home. A
7:40fate she shares with around 2.5 million
7:43Germans. Katharina is not just a
7:47full-time caregiver, but also the
7:49housekeeper.
7:53What is this housekeeper?
7:55Exactly.
7:57The two get along well.
8:00Marianke, enjoy your meal.
8:02Thank you. Soon.
8:03Thanks.
8:06Tastes
8:07good. Good. Good. Mm.
8:10The two eat all meals together.
8:14Katharina makes breakfast, lunch, and
8:16dinner. She is always there for the
8:20senior and available. Oh, my dear
8:24Mariane is
8:26can laugh sometimes
8:27laugh. Well, Marianne is
8:30this is my my old patient. My favorite
8:34patient is my princess my madame. Well
8:39Marianne, you are madame, you are
8:41everything. Well Marianke everything.
8:43Yes, Mrs.
8:44is no problem.
8:45Also Mrs. Doctor.
8:46Yes. Hi, I am Mrs. Doctor.
8:48Yes, I am happy very well cared for am
8:56well taken care of.
8:59Besides daily care, caregivers from
9:01abroad must also perform minor medical
9:04tasks, e.g., measuring blood pressure.
9:09Marianne, what today at noon
9:12to eat?
9:13Mhm. You say
9:16Kiss.
9:17No.
9:19What are the round ones called then?
9:21No, no, no,
9:22no, no, no,
9:23no,
9:24no. Spi Spinach.
9:29Ah, spinach to eat.
9:32Yes.
9:33Mm.
9:34Mhm. Spinach
9:36and eggs.
9:37And eggs.
9:38Yes,
9:39am satisfied.
9:41Everything in order. Everything okay.
9:47Katharina was actually a cleaner. Just
9:50under 10 years ago, she switched to the
9:53care sector. This family I am working,
9:57four years two months I am here working
10:01two months I am Poland is change come
10:04here my colleague.
10:07A prerequisite for full-time care is a
10:10private room with internet access for
10:12the caregiver. The 47-year-old has her
10:16sanctuary on the top floor under the
10:18roof. This is my closet I come here to
10:23German. This is my colleague. Here is
10:30all bed linen, new fresh my plants all.
10:38Yes, is better. For me, this room is
10:41much better. Is small all nice is TV
10:45watching is quiet is internet. The
10:51mother of one son uses her free time to
10:53improve her German. Besides that, she
10:56talks a lot on the phone with her
10:57husband.
10:58My husband works in Poland. I am here.
11:01Is a shame, but must Poland is not good
11:05work, not good pay. Yes,
11:10in about 5 weeks, the 47-year-old will
11:12be back home in Katowice. Then she will
11:15stay with her family for two months
11:17again. Katharina is receiving a visit
11:21from Daniel Chiek today. His agency
11:24placed her in this job. The native Pole
11:27regularly checks in on the caregivers.
11:30How is our Mrs. Kotschenreut doing?
11:34Thanks. Grandma is doing very well.
11:39We go for a short walk every now and
11:41then. Later we'll play "Ludo"
11:48and then I'll make dinner and give her
11:51her medication.
11:53The costs of our service range between
11:56€ 2,100 and € 2,800 per month. Uh,
12:01depending on the woman's qualifications
12:05, her language skills, and of course
12:08the care situation in the family. what
12:11needs to be done.
12:13More than 40 employees work for Daniel
12:16across the entire country. They take
12:19care of seniors as housekeepers or
12:21caregivers at all care levels.
12:24We also have patients with care level 5
12:29, meaning they are bedridden or in a
12:33wheelchair. For that, you need staff
12:38who bring a lot of experience or have
12:41specific training in that field. But in
12:46most difficult cases, you have to bring
12:48in a nursing service and split the
12:51tasks.
12:53In Germany, around 2.5 million people
12:55in need of care are currently looked
12:57after at home. A private 24-hour
13:00caregiver costs up to € 3,000 a month
13:03. In addition, the caregiver receives
13:06free room and board. An internet
13:08connection must also be provided. After
13:12his recognition exam, Brandon will earn
13:14at least € 3,300 a month as a
13:16geriatric nurse. In Mexico, by contrast
13:19, he would get a maximum of € 1,000.
13:21See you later.
13:22See you later. Yes. Astrid Ziller
13:27brought him to Germany. The facility
13:30manager is alarmed because fewer and
13:31fewer young people in this country are
13:33applying for training in geriatric care
13:35. That is why she recruits employees
13:38from abroad.
13:39In 2019, we traveled to Mexico. We
13:42conducted interviews there with over 80
13:47applicants, um, and then made a
13:51selection and chose 44 applicants, who
13:56are now here in Germany, um, and are
14:01doing a good job.
14:04It is not the first attempt. Looking
14:07back at the year 2018. Astrid Ziller is
14:10waiting expectantly at the S-Bahn
14:11station for three Italian women. The
14:13three nurses want to work as caregivers
14:16in the retirement home. Benedetta,
14:18Maria Lisa, and Beatrice come from the
14:20Abruzzo region. Morning,
14:23welcome to Altenmünster.
14:27Let's go. We have The good thing is,
14:29it's not far. I would have wished for
14:32better weather for you. On the way to
14:37the nursing home, there are already
14:39initial communication problems.
14:41Please.
14:42Well,
14:45you have to speak German with me.
14:48Even though the three women know very
14:50little German, Astrid Ziller is happy
14:52for every helping hand. The welcome is
14:54accordingly warm.
14:59Wow.
15:01A Bavarian breakfast is meant to make
15:03starting work easier. This gives the
15:05three Italians a chance to get to know
15:08some of their new colleagues. Nursing
15:11director Stefanie Botteek is about to
15:13show them around. They are
15:17Benedetta Salvatore hadn't expected
15:19such a welcome. I think it's a very
15:23nice gesture that we are being welcomed
15:25so warmly. I think we will feel
15:29comfortable here. The atmosphere is
15:33good. Ambience.
15:35Astrazilla is happy that the Italians
15:38want to work in her retirement home.
15:40They could have chosen a different
15:43location.
15:45I heard from you that all three of you
15:47wanted to come to Alto Münster.
15:50Why? We think that a small town is
16:03better for speaking and
16:09for Germany.
16:12Yes. In Italy, there are enough
16:16caregivers on the labor market. In
16:18Germany, however, people are
16:19practically fighting over them.
16:21Marilisa Adario feels almost
16:23uncomfortable. I am impressed by how
16:28accommodating the people we've met so
16:30far are. Everyone is so patient with us
16:34, even though we speak so little and so
16:37poorly. No one wants to embarrass us.
16:41It touches me that we are experiencing
16:42so much patience and helpfulness. The
16:49first day is going smoothly so far, but
16:52now things get serious. Follow.
16:55They are starting with the clothes and
16:57keys now,
16:58so that they can begin. Please, come
17:01with me.
17:02I wonder how the Italians will like the
17:04uniforms. The three nurses from the
17:07south are now visually turning into
17:09German geriatric nurses.
17:13So, we are done with the fitting.
17:16Hello, now
17:16they are already in gear. Work clothes,
17:19right? Yes. Hello.
17:21Yeah.
17:25Looking very good. Good. Um, does
17:27everything fit?
17:29Size?
17:29Yes.
17:30Yes.
17:30Length?
17:31Yes.
17:34And how do you like the new outfit?
17:37Yes, I like it. It's cute. White and
17:40familiar? No, in Italy we also wear
17:43white. In Chieti, I also wore white. So
17:47you like it? Yes, it's a bit more
17:49feminine. The colleagues are happy
17:53about the reinforcement from Italy. But
17:56how will the residents react? The
17:59facility has space for 90 people. Among
18:02them are many severe care cases.
18:06New faces are coming. May I interrupt
18:10you for a second? Hello,
18:11we have we have three ladies here from
18:17Italy. They are joining us now.
18:20The trained nurses introduce themselves
18:22to all the seniors.
18:30I am also Italian. Where are you from?
18:33From Rome. From Rome? I come from the
18:36Abruzzo region, from Chieti.
18:38I don't know, I'm not familiar with
18:40that. No.
18:42About half of the residents suffer from
18:45dementia.
18:50We had a great many such patients in
18:52Chieti, both with age-related dementia
18:54as well as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
18:59These diseases lead to a sense of
19:00alienation from the reality in which
19:02one is currently living. While touring
19:07the Bavarian nursing home, the three
19:09nurses from Italy meet a resident in a
19:11single room. They immediately notice
19:14how friendly everything looks.
19:18Benedetta takes the opportunity for a
19:20little chat.
19:23How many months? Uh
19:27I've been here for a year and a half
19:28now.
19:30Excuse me?
19:31I've been here for a year and a half
19:34now. Okay.
19:34Mhm.
19:35Are you a woman? Woman
19:38Woman? Wheth-
19:40Are you happy? Yes. Yes, I like it here
19:44. I still do everything myself.
19:46Exactly. And that's what I was trying
19:49to explain, say "qualita de vita.""
19:54Qualita de vita" means in German
19:57Quality of life. Super. Very good.
20:01That makes learning German fun. The
20:06first workday is over at 12 noon. How
20:10did the three Italians go over with the
20:12nursing director?
20:14Very likable young people who are eager
20:16to get to know this profession, and
20:19that is not always a given. This smile
20:22and this, yes, the commitment they show
20:23by saying they want to work here is a
20:25positive sign for us. I have a very,
20:27very good feeling. At this point, no
20:29one suspects that the three women's
20:31commitment will come to an abrupt end.
20:36Back in Nuremberg with Marianne
20:38Kotschenreuter. The 98-year-old wants
20:41to continue living in her house and
20:43avoid moving to a home. A Polish
20:46caregiver helps her with that. In the
20:48senior age group, three-quarters of the
20:51population are in need of care. Mm.
20:57Here you go, my dear.
21:01Thank you very much.
21:02Mhm.
21:03You're welcome.
21:06While Marianne takes a little break,
21:08the Polish woman is already taking care
21:09of lunch. 24/7 care is very demanding
21:13and time-consuming. The 47-year-old
21:16runs the household and has to shop and
21:18cook.
21:21Today for lunch, there's mashed
21:24potatoes, spinach, and eggs.
21:28Until a few years ago, the senior could
21:30still take good care of herself in her
21:32house. Then, mild age-related dementia
21:35set in. The 98-year-old wasn't drinking
21:37enough and had to go to the hospital.
21:40Her sons then organized the 24-hour
21:43home care service.
21:46Thank you, thank you.
21:47You're welcome, you're welcome. M
21:51Round-the-clock care costs Marianne
21:53Kotschenreuter a little more than €
21:552,000 a month.
21:58Tastes good.
22:01And after eating
22:03Take a break.
22:05Take a break. Sleep.
22:06Yes. Sleep? Yes.
22:08Or the sofa. So. Okay. Later, drink
22:11coffee.
22:12Yes. Yes, drink coffee.
22:14Terrace.
22:15On the terrace.
22:16Exactly.
22:17Oh yes, that's nice because the sun is
22:20shining.
22:21Come, Marianne. Cover up, cover up. Now
22:27I'm here. Wait a bit more. Wait a bit
22:30more. Wait again. Covering up, covering
22:35up, covering up, one more. Stand up,
22:42Marianne, coffee, cake. Yes
22:43yes, yes
22:44My Marianne is sleeping here, I'm going
22:49to the butcher shop, also later, uh,
22:53having coffee. I'm going for a walk. A
22:59short walk is good. Marianne sleeps for
23:02at least an hour every afternoon.
23:04During this time, the caregiver can
23:05leave the pensioner alone without worry
23:07. And so, Katharina heads off to the
23:10butcher. It's just around the corner.
23:13What's special here is that Marianne
23:15Kotschenreuter sold meat products
23:18behind the counter for almost 30 years.
23:22The senior is well-remembered by
23:24everyone here.
23:27Is it for her again, right?
23:28Yes. How are you doing?
23:30All good.
23:31All good.
23:32All good.
23:34I've known Ms. Kotschenreuter since I
23:36was a little child, and I have an 86-
23:38year-old mother myself who is being
23:40cared for, who apparently got breast
23:42cancer last year and had to go through
23:45the whole program. We only have an
23:48outpatient care service now. I am
23:49grateful that we have it, but we are
23:52there 10 minutes out of 24 hours, and
23:54such all-day care is optimal. But who
23:58can afford at least 2000 € a month
24:01for such care? In Munich, Brandon from
24:05Mexico is finished with the care of the
24:08first pensioner at 8 a.m. The next
24:10resident is already waiting.
24:12Ms. Schauffer is never completely
24:14independent. Should I help her with
24:18washing, basic care, and feeding her?
24:24So, good morning, Ms. Schaff. Morning.
24:30How are you feeling?
24:32How are you feeling?
24:34A bit at peace.
24:36At peace. Very good. We should use new
24:39pads. Change her pads.
24:41Yes, you have to freshen everything up.
24:44Freshen everything up. Very good.
24:47Brandon was already in Germany in 2019
24:50and completed a voluntary social year.
24:54Since then, he has wanted to come to
24:55the Federal Republic as a geriatric
24:57nurse and build a secure life here.
25:01Crime in Mexico is a big problem. My
25:05mom was always afraid when I was
25:09walking on the street. Maybe I couldn't
25:15get home calmly, and it's a bit sad
25:19growing up in such a country, and yes,
25:23I'm just looking for a safe place, and
25:27unfortunately my country is dangerous,
25:31so very good. Can you walk?
25:36I cannot walk.
25:37Walk. Very good. So, sit now.
25:43So,
25:45Germany is becoming more and more
25:46dependent on foreign caregivers.
25:50I don't speak German very well. I come
25:54from Mexico. Where do you come from?
25:58Moscow.
25:59Mosc? Yes,
26:02Moscow meets Mexico. Brandon is caring
26:06for Ms. Chafür for the first time
26:08today.
26:10Make sure I'm not cold.
26:12Yes, I'm taking care of that. So, now
26:19in here. Very good. Ms. Schafir, open
26:24your mouth, please. So, breakfast now.
26:37I'll ask Thomas, should I get fresh
26:39food for outside or eat here?
26:43Well, she can stay outside.
26:45Okay. Ms. Schafir,
26:47how are you doing? Good morning.
26:49Good morning. It’s quite
26:53It’s okay. Brandon will bring you
26:55your breakfast now. Yes. I
27:00Brandon will bring you your breakfast
27:02now.
27:03I don’t know, that they give
27:06Okay, she didn’t, she actually sounds
27:09a bit congested.
27:11Shift supervisor Thomas Preuß keeps
27:13looking over Brandon’s shoulder.
27:16After all, he is still in his
27:17probationary period.
27:20Naturally, when someone is new, you
27:21have to keep checking: what can they do
27:23, what are they doing, and how are they
27:25doing it. Yes, it’s a bit complicated
27:29, but whenever I have questions or if I
27:32think of something or don't do
27:34something right, my colleagues tell me,
27:37and I’m open to criticism; it’s
27:39normal for me.
27:42For the team, new colleagues always
27:44mean stress, but at the same time, they
27:46are happy for the extra help, because
27:48helping hands are needed everywhere.
27:50Nationwide, 35,000 nursing positions
27:53remain vacant. A little coffee.
27:57A little
28:03Open your mouth. Very good. Tastes good
28:10. Tastes good.
28:15Tastes good. After breakfast, Brandon
28:19also has a break. He meets with two
28:22compatriots who, like him, recently
28:24started working at the facility. Alison
28:28Madrid and Manuel Silva are, however,
28:30assigned to a different department. How
28:36is the language going? It is difficult,
28:40but little by little it is getting
28:42better.
28:45Yes, it is quite hard. When you think
28:47you know everything, new grammar comes
28:49along and everything gets even more
28:50complicated. I think it is the most
28:55difficult thing I have ever experienced
28:57, arriving here. the country is
29:03definitely good,
29:06but the work
29:08the work is hard, but I like it too.
29:12I arrived with colleagues and a
29:16resident said something to me and I
29:20didn't understand. So you, please come.
29:25Yes, now I understand a little more and
29:28I think it’s better. The three of
29:31them still have to study a lot of
29:32German grammar, because professional
29:34recognition is only granted after
29:36passing a language test. In 2018, three
29:41Italian nurses also learned how
29:43demanding communication is for nursing
29:46staff from abroad. Hardly arrived in
29:49Germany, Marilisa, Benedetta, and
29:51Beatrice start German lessons at the
29:53residential care home. A total of seven
29:56nurses from Italy have gathered here to
29:59study with teacher Flavia. Benedetta
30:05Salvatore from Abruzzo is asked to
30:07describe her day.
30:09Do you already know your tasks? Tasks?
30:14Mhm. Yes. Um, we have seen the staff.
30:25Mhm. And we have met our colleagues.
30:35If Benedetta passes her German exam,
30:38she will be a recognized geriatric
30:40nurse in a few months, and then all
30:42doors will be open to her in Germany.
30:45But there is also the homesickness.
30:47Many nursing staff are thousands of
30:49kilometers away from home. So contact
30:51with family is important. How are you
30:54doing? Good, I wanted to tell you how
30:59today went. Well, we took a look at the
31:03facility. We went there by tram. We
31:10traveled for an hour and a half.
31:13Are you happy?
31:14Yes, very. I am happy.
31:17But that happiness is short-lived.
31:19After just 6 months, the three nurses
31:22returned to Italy. For nursing home
31:26manager Astrizilla, it was a bitter
31:28setback, as recruiting nursing staff
31:30from Italy was intended to alleviate
31:32the staff shortage. I didn't quite
31:35understand it. I mean, I didn't really
31:39understand why they, well, I think it's
31:41a big step to go to another country. Um
31:45, perhaps the impression remained that
31:50they said to themselves, maybe a year
31:55is quite nice, and then we're going
31:57back anyway, or something like that.
32:01And then they were gone again. That was
32:04a huge disappointment.
32:06The manager's hope is all the greater
32:09now that the Mexican workers will stay
32:11in Munich, because they are urgently
32:14needed here. Thank you very much.
32:20Good morning.
32:20Hello. Good morning.
32:21Good morning, Ms. How are you? Good.
32:24And you?
32:25Thanks. Good.
32:26Very good.
32:27Have you settled in a bit with us?
32:30Yes, I think so. That's enough.
32:33We are now having a social gathering
32:35with movement, music, and singing.
32:52Turn around like this.
32:54Brandon brings a bit of joy to everyday
32:56life in the home. I think this job is
33:03super. It's my whole life. I do my job.
33:06I want to stay in this profession for
33:09my whole life.
33:11And if it's up to Astrid Zilla, Brandon
33:13is welcome to keep working at her
33:14nursing home in the future.
33:17With the Mexicans, I have the
33:19impression that the decision to stay in
33:22Germany and build a life here is much
33:24firmer than it was with the colleagues
33:27from Italy, who went back so quickly at
33:29the time. Um, the journey is also
33:35further. It is, you need, I believe, a
33:39firmer resolve to say, I'm going to
33:43Europe.
33:45Homesickness and language problems are
33:47the biggest hurdles to successfully
33:49settling in as a foreign nursing
33:50professional. Brandon also misses his
33:54family and especially his girlfriend.
33:58But she is coming to visit him in two
34:00days.
34:03Hello, my love. Good morning.
34:05Hello.
34:08Were you just sleeping?
34:10Yes.
34:12What time is it there?
34:146 o'clock.
34:156 o'clock. Then let's talk about your
34:18flight later.
34:23How are you?
34:26Tired. I am.
34:28Are you sleeping?
34:29Tired.
34:31Then I'll let you go back to sleep.
34:34I love you.
34:35I love you too. Bye.
34:3748. Hours of night. Must wait in this
34:41moment. I have no control, it feels
34:44like so many feelings at once.
34:47How long has it been since you saw your
34:49friends?
34:50Almost two months. Almost two months.
34:53Yeah, not that many, but I'm making it
34:55here. I hope I want to see them here.
34:58Yes, I'm going home. I'm tired. Yeah,
35:01I'd rather sleep. Yeah, bye.
35:05Brandon hopes that his girlfriend, who
35:07is studying medicine in Mexico, will
35:09eventually move to Germany to be with
35:10him. Back in Nuremberg. Katharina
35:15Habala is coming back from shopping.
35:18The caregiver from Poland looks after a
35:2098-year-old pensioner around the clock
35:22and even lives at her home. The 47-
35:28year-old is self-employed. As a 24-hour
35:31caregiver, she is paid a flat rate and
35:34earns around € 2300 a month. Her
35:38working time is spread across the
35:40phases where the patient needs concrete
35:42support or household tasks arise. This
35:46allows Katharina to manage her daily
35:47routine relatively freely and decide
35:49for herself when to take a break.
35:52Get up, my dear. Drink cappuccino.
35:58Yes. And coffee and cake.
36:01I like to have that.
36:02Yes,
36:03yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Wait a minute,
36:05wait, wait. Sunshine.
36:10Yes, drink coffee on the terrace. Over
36:13here. Oh,
36:15where can I sit down?
36:16Here, here,
36:17here, here, here. A piano.
36:20Oh,
36:21nice. Slept really well.
36:26Here you go, my dear.
36:28Yes, thanks. Thank you. It's all good,
36:33it's all nice. Support or care from her
36:38own family was not possible for
36:39Marianne Kotschenreuter, because her
36:41two sons are long since retired
36:43themselves.
36:45Hello Mom, Mom. Hello. A surprise.
36:57You're doing well, aren't you? Good day
37:00.
37:01Where are you from? I'm coming from
37:04home. Hello Kati.
37:07Hello.
37:08How are you?
37:08All good.
37:09All good.
37:10Yes.
37:11You're living quite well here.
37:12No.
37:13Out.
37:14Yes. Knut Kotschenreuter lives 200 km
37:18away. He visits his mother every 14
37:21days when possible and oversees her
37:23care. The 70-year-old and his brother
37:27organized the full-time care for their
37:2998-year-old mother.
37:31She was in short-term care at least
37:33three times after hospital stays and
37:36couldn't integrate or adapt to anything
37:38at all. They do activities, but she
37:41couldn't participate in anything.
37:43Whenever we came to visit, it was
37:45always, "Mrs. Kotsch is lying in bed
37:47and I'm just wasting away in there."
37:50That was the only practical solution
37:53for her. So, as for the cost factor, I
37:57would say about 2,300 euros a month.
38:02Plus room and board for the caregiver.
38:06Thanks to her late husband's civil
38:08servant pension and her own, the senior
38:10can afford care from Katharina from
38:12Poland.
38:1724/7 care also means providing
38:19entertainment and distraction. No
38:22matter how the dice fall. She likes to
38:27play, and well, you have to say, "Now
38:29we're playing," and then she doesn't
38:31want to stop. We have to say, "That's
38:34enough," and she doesn't make a fuss,
38:36she's like, "Okay, can I play too?" The
38:42almost hundred-year-old enjoys the game
38:44; it's a pastime that keeps her
38:46mentally fit as well. At 6:30 PM, it's
38:54time for supper. Regular meals give
38:58structure to the day. Here you go,
39:01Marianne. Thank you.
39:03And a napkin. A napkin, too.
39:18Hope it tastes good, Marianne.
39:22Around 8 PM, evening care begins. Now,
39:27a...
39:31toilet time. Oh. Oh, oh.
39:40Very slowly, Marianne. Ouch. La. That
39:47hurts.
39:48Yes, I'm...now. Toilet.
39:57Toilet. Yes, come.
40:00About 300,000 people in need of care in
40:03Germany legally utilize this type of 24
40:06-hour assistance. In Munich, Mexican
40:11caregiver Brandon is waiting at the
40:13airport for his girlfriend from back
40:14home. Her plane has just landed.
40:18I'm, I'm excited, nervous. I think
40:22she's still lost.
40:26Brandon works in a Munich nursing home
40:29and wants to build a new life here. For
40:32that, he accepts homesickness and
40:33lovesickness. After a good two months,
40:50the first reunion.
41:00I brought you flowers. I...am so happy.
41:11I am glad that I am finally here. In
41:15Amsterdam, it was difficult to find the
41:16connecting flight, but now I'm here.
41:21Now it's...
41:23let's go.
41:26Almost 10,000 km lie between Mexico and
41:29Munich. A long-distance relationship
41:31that demands quite a lot from the
41:33engaged couple. She is finally with me
41:40now. 10 days together, a little bit.
41:44Yes. Brandon lives in a shared
41:49apartment in the northeast of Munich.
41:52He lives here with other caregivers.
41:55There is a communal kitchen and
41:57everyone has their own small room.
42:02I am studying medicine in Mexico. In a
42:06year, I will be finished with my
42:07studies. So do you want to work here as
42:14a doctor afterward? Yes, I would really
42:18like to, but it's a dream. There are no
42:22concrete plans yet. But I would like to
42:25stay here with him. In Mexico, the
42:31situation for doctors and nurses is
42:34very difficult. You don't earn enough
42:38money to be able to live there. That is
42:43very difficult. Fernanda has already
42:47completed a beginner's German course in
42:49her home country. Her initial language
42:53skills?
42:55My name is Fernand. I live from Mexico.
43:01I come from Puebla, I am 23 years old.
43:11Uh, I am in my profession. My dream is
43:22in 5 years to have already reached my
43:26recognition and be married, a child
43:30maybe, yes, maybe a small apartment.
43:36Yes, but for now, the recognition of my
43:38studies.
43:41Brandon is just one of many dedicated,
43:43courageous young people who care for
43:45our elderly far away from home.

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