{
  "id": 1897970,
  "title": "Hitze: 40 Grad im Pflegeheim? Warum Hitzeschutz in der Pflege eine Seltenheit ist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hitze-40-grad-im-pflegeheim-warum-hitzeschutz-in-der-pflege-eine",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/gesundheit-warum-hitzeschutz-in-der-pflege-oft-vernachlaessigt-wird/100246496.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Dinslaken, Germany - In a 28-degree Celsius sunroom, 85-year-old Heidemarie Pavsek finds comfort. It's a far cry from the intense heatwaves of June, when temperatures soared to 40 degrees Celsius. Aging in the Alfred-Delp-House, a Caritas-run care facility, Pavsek says she handles the heat surprisingly well. On particularly hot days, she moves to the air-conditioned communal areas. \"I can still move around at least,\" she notes.\n\nHowever, many residents struggle with the heat. Alfred-Delp-House, housing 80 individuals, is an exception in this regard. Only 14.5% of new residential buildings in social care have air conditioning, according to a Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft (DKG) survey, despite heat being more dangerous to older people. Specific figures for care facilities are unavailable. In 2021, heat-related deaths in Germany reportedly reached 12,500, with roughly 2,300 in North Rhine-Westphalia alone. In June, two care homes in Dormagen and Krefeld were temporarily evacuated due to extreme temperatures.",
  "summary": "Nur wenige Pflegeheime sind auf extreme Hitze vorbereitet. Die, die es sind, zahlen für die Maßnahmen vor allem selbst. Die Politik sucht noch nach konkreten Antworten.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Hitze: 40 Grad im Pflegeheim? Warum Hitzeschutz in der Pflege eine Seltenheit ist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/hitze-40-grad-im-pflegeheim-warum-hitzeschutz-in-der-pflege-eine",
        "published": "2026-08-17T07:21:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}