[A practical internship in the nursing home for every doctor]

Care for the frail elderly has to be integrated more in the medical study program, and trainee physicians should have at least a short practical internship in a nursing home. This will allow them to gain the basic key competences in elderly care, which are not as easily obtained within a hospital setting. This way, the cooperation between the primary and secondary care will improve and future medical specialists will be better prepared for aspects of elderly care and be better informed of the possibilities in nursing homes. Given the increased demand for health care, the complexity of care, and multimorbidity, this is a necessity