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Schwaighof: That's what the new boss intends to do

2022-08-08T05:07:37.212Z


Schwaighof: That's what the new boss intends to do Created: 08/08/2022, 07:00 By: Christina Jachert-Maier The new head of the Schwaighof senior center, Alexander Herrmann, aims to develop new business areas. At the beginning there is a needs analysis. © Thomas Plettenberg Alexander Herrmann (50) was a hotelier before he found his mission in the care sector almost 20 years ago. Now he has taken


Schwaighof: That's what the new boss intends to do

Created: 08/08/2022, 07:00

By: Christina Jachert-Maier

The new head of the Schwaighof senior center, Alexander Herrmann, aims to develop new business areas.

At the beginning there is a needs analysis.

© Thomas Plettenberg

Alexander Herrmann (50) was a hotelier before he found his mission in the care sector almost 20 years ago.

Now he has taken over the management of the Tegernsee senior center Der Schwaighof - and gives the impetus for new future concepts.

Tegernsee – Hotelier, that's what Alexander Herrmann learned from scratch.

In the five-star area, where the guests are demanding and the bosses are even more so.

The work was fun, but the Regensburg native realized what really counts when his grandparents needed care in 2000.

"It was bad to experience the decay of personality without knowing how to deal with it," Herrmann recalls.

It was a difficult time for the family, who were first exploring the issue of care and home living, but Herrmann led them to a decision: He decided to make a career move into the care field: "I've never regretted that."

Since Jürgen Pohl left in June, Herrmann has been managing the Schwaighof senior center in Tegernsee, which is supported by the Miesbach district.

It was a smooth start: The district brought Herrmann on board as early as May 2021 so that he could get to know his area of ​​responsibility alongside Pohl in peace.

Business studies alongside the job

Up to that point, Herrmann had been able to gain a great deal of experience in the management of care facilities.

Even if the career change to nursing was difficult two decades ago.

"There were many hurdles to overcome, even menhirs," Herrmann recalls.

In order to master them, he completed a degree in business administration with a focus on care management alongside his job at the time.

In addition, the hotelier emptied chamber pots as an intern in nursing homes.

"Back then there weren't as many technical aids as there are today, so it was done by hand."

In 2005 I finally got the chance to really get into the nursing field professionally.

After that, Herrmann worked nationwide for large institutions, most recently in a rehabilitation clinic on the island of Borkum.

The offer to take over the management of the Tegernsee Schwaighof was a stroke of luck for him.

Herrmann has long been drawn back to his native Bavaria.

In addition, according to Herrmann, the Tegernsee retirement home has a very good reputation and is characterized by highly qualified care: "The team takes care of individual needs in a way that I have hardly experienced anywhere else."

There is also a shortage of staff at the Schwaighof: just under 100 of the 129 beds are occupied

The Schwaighof, built 36 years ago, offers 129 places in 90 rooms, of which only about 100 are occupied.

This is not due to the demand - there is a waiting list - but to the shortage of staff.

"We care for and look after as many residents as we are qualitatively responsible for and can afford," says Herrmann.

The Schwaighof currently has 100 employees in all areas, and we are constantly looking for new people.

"We could hire at least ten on an ad hoc basis," explains the home manager.

Recruiting and retaining staff is one of the most important tasks.

Looking to the future is no less important.

The Schwaighof is currently a fully inpatient home with no other offers.

Herrmann is interested in developing new business areas.

The first step is a needs analysis: What do the people in the Tegernsee Valley need and want?

Models other than inpatient care are conceivable

A lot would be conceivable: day care, assisted living, outpatient service, specifications of the stationary house.

"There are no thought blocks," says Herrmann.

Most seniors wanted to stay in their own four walls for as long as possible, and moving into a home is usually a difficult decision.

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But in the end it will not just be about concepts, but also about any modifications that are necessary for their implementation.

In principle, there is no need for renovation; according to Herrmann, the structural condition of the house is “absolutely solid”.

The Schwaighof scores points with its location, which Herrmann raves about: "We have a wonderful base and the infrastructure is simply perfect."

Source: merkur

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