Outpatient Children's Hospice Foundation Munich
The Foundation Ambulantes Kinderhospiz München (AKM for short) is a non-profit foundation that was founded in 2004 by the married couple Christine and Florian Bronner out of their own concern in Munich. In 2019, three regional centers in Landshut, Rosenheim and Inning am Ammersee were added. Around 400 families are currently looked after each year by around 70 full-time and around 300 volunteer employees and a partner network. The patron of the foundation has been the responsible Bavarian State Minister since 2005, and since October 2013 this has been the Bavarian State Minister for Health and Care Melanie Huml .
Goal & mission statement
According to its own statements, the foundation sees itself primarily as a life support and not primarily as a terminal care. In contrast to adult hospice work, according to Section 39a, Paragraph 1, Clause 4 of SGB V, children's hospice services usually look after families with unborn babies, newborns, toddlers, children and adolescents from the time of diagnosis and thus throughout the course of the disease. The care period can thus last several years and, if the disease progresses favorably, it can also end with the child's recovery. The entire family system is always included in the care, including parents and siblings. In order to safeguard child welfare, families with seriously ill parents and minors have been supported since 2016. The guiding principle of the foundation is: "Do not fill life with days, but fill the days with life!"
Services
In addition to the classic children's hospice service, the foundation also offers services for everyday and life support and draws on a network of doctors, psychologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and other professional groups.
- Child hospice work
The first meeting with a coordinator will show you the possibilities for support. In this consultation, both psychosocial and social law issues are discussed together. Furthermore, the coordination supports the mediation of supplementary aids such as therapy options, legal advice or psychological help.
The aim of social medical aftercare is to ensure outpatient treatment following a hospital stay and to facilitate the transition to the home environment.
- Participation- oriented aftercare
The core task of participation-oriented aftercare is to strengthen families and provide preventive support. These include a. Mothers / fathers meeting, exercise and relaxation offers, outdoor activities or sibling days.
- Short therapeutic intervention
If necessary, those affected receive direct therapeutic support. Home visits are the rule in order to support the families.
- Crisis Service - RUF24
The emergency number RUF24 can be reached around the clock. The service offers a free on-call service for critical exceptional situations.
- Relatives counseling
The care situation at home is viewed together, psychosocial support and relief are provided and support is provided in matters relating to the authorities.
Funding and support
The services of the AKM are free of charge for the families concerned. An average of 6,500 euros per family is incurred annually. Since the foundation's outpatient offer is only funded by a maximum of a quarter by the health insurances, the foundation is dependent on donations to finance its work. In 2019, the income was around 3.9 million euros. The majority of this, around 71 percent, went into direct family support and project work. Around twelve percent of this went into public relations and fundraising, around 17 percent of the total expenditure was spent on administration.
The work of the foundation is not subsidized by the state. In addition to monetary donations, there is also the opportunity to support the service through voluntary activities, donations in kind, family sponsorships or the fulfillment of heartfelt wishes on the part of the sick children. The support of around 300 volunteers in the areas of child hospice work, public relations and the RUF24 crisis hotline makes a significant contribution to ensuring that the foundation can offer its services on a permanent basis. In addition, the foundation can count on the help and multiplier effect of prominent ambassadors.
House Anna
In the coming years, the foundation would like to supplement its outpatient service with semi-stationary facilities. Four locations are planned: The Haus Anna concept combines the four existing outpatient children's hospice care centers in the greater Munich area, Upper Bavaria and Lower Bavaria with an additional offer in the day-care area. The start of construction on the first two houses is planned for 2022 and 2023 respectively. According to the company, the model is currently unique in Germany.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Give time". Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Rosenheim: Outpatient children's hospice opened. July 5, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 .
- ↑ The monastery is partly rebuilt for the children's hospice. July 12, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Huml pays tribute to the work of the Munich Outpatient Children's Hospice Foundation - Bavaria's Minister of Health and Care on the occasion of the ceremony for 15 years of the AKM Foundation. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Ilmmünster: "We see ourselves as a life companion". Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
- ↑ Our services. In: Foundation Outpatient Children's Hospice Munich - AKM. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
- ↑ FOCUS Online: Have so much strength: Hospice tells how she accompanies children until death. Retrieved January 29, 2020 .
- ↑ Transparency - Our numbers. In: Foundation Outpatient Children's Hospice Munich - AKM. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Our patron and ambassador - AKM Foundation. In: Foundation Outpatient Children's Hospice Munich - AKM. Retrieved December 19, 2019 .