Van Rijn: clients determine long-term care – Telegraaf.nl

THE HAGUE –

People who need long-term care, should have direct influence on the way it is regulated. Secretary of State Martin van Rijn (Health) wants to achieve by way of finance fundamental change, he writes Friday to parliament

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Van Rijn State Photo: ANP

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! funding should in his opinion be next person. This means that a provider will be paid for providing care after a client has indicated his preference for this provider. The money follows the choice of the client and not the other.

Van Rijn begins an experiment. According to him, full person next funding major consequences, but so get clients more choice and there is more room for innovation.

“The Law LTC guarantees proper care and a safe environment. That is good, but no more enough. Nursing homes need to listen more and more to the preferences of their potential residents.

Where would they like to live. With whom and how they want to receive their care? “said Van Rijn. A person following funding according to him, a good first step.

The State Secretary also proposes other amendments, such as the realization of small-scale housing in a new way. Now sometimes happens with a personal budget (PGB), but could it be otherwise, Van Rijn think.

In the Netherlands, more than 280,000 people have long term care needs because of old age, physical or mental disability or chronic illness. They have 24-hour care is needed.

Elderly Federal ANBO is pleased with the experiment, but also warns that the health care offices that need to manage the budgets that they can be deployed regionally flexible and not on an institutional level. “Transparency is essential One client has a different health needs and other user requirement than the other, the client must be able to see well the offer to make the right decisions…”

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