Jan Lang is no longer the managing director of the BRK district association in Starnberg. Instead, Dirk Lorscheider, a restructuring manager, is taking over the financially troubled association.
The district association urgently needs renovation. It will have run into a million-dollar deficit in 2023 - especially in the area of its inpatient care facilities. The biggest problems are with the Gauting multi-generation campus, which was only inaugurated in November 2022. It has been known since last summer at the latest that it is running significant deficits. The main reason is the low utilization of the BRK's inpatient nursing homes - less in Gilching (78 inpatient places), but especially in Gauted (84 inpatient places plus 22 apartments) and Garatshausen. In order to operate the houses economically, a capacity utilization of 90 percent is required. "In some cases, it is only 60 to 70 percent," explains the chairman of the district association, Michael Kuffer. Jan Lang will take on the leadership role within the district board's management staff that has been vacant since last year. Christoph Büchele has been appointed as successor to Marcus Wicke, who will retire in October 2024. The proximity to Munich is a structural problem for the district association, says Michael Kuffer, who currently speaks of around 300 filled and 100 open positions. Anyone who works as a trained nurse in the state capital will suddenly receive around 300 euros more per month, adds Jan Lang. The BRK houses are "without exception model facilities," says Lang, adding that there is a high density of care providers in the district, as well as a high number of nursing homes in Starnberg and Gauting. The district association is already breaking new ground with its own recruiting team and the Henry Dunant Academy to train its own young talent. But these have not been enough so far. Now, the BRK is looking to recruit more nurses and carers.