title: [The Hessian care monitor. Transparency on regional labor markets].
abstract: The Hessian Care Monitor is a Web-based monitoring system of the regional care labor market. It contains information on the current labor market and on future developments. Official statistics are analyzed, primary data are collected, and forecasts are calculated. Since 2008, the demand for nurses in Hesse has been higher than the supply. In 2010, there was a lack of more than 4,400 nurses. Moreover, in 2025, around 5,500 additional nurses will be needed to meet the increasing demand arising from demographic changes. However, there are three different regional patterns: regions with high current shortages but little additional demand in the future; regions with low current shortages but large future needs; and regions with high current shortages and large future demand. Appropriate strategies for handling labor shortages have to be selected according to the different regional patterns.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Kultur, Zentrum der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Gräfstr. 78, 60054, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. lauxen@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lauxen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bieräugel
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019456:Health Transition; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D020407:Internet; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D009729:Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000379:methods; D000078329:Workforce