OUTPATIENT GERIATRIC REHABILITATION - FRA MEWORK CONDITIONS, MODELS, PERSPECTIVES

At present the further development of outpatient geriatric rehabilitat ion is characterized by contradictions. On the one hand the legal basi s and political statements on this matter emphasize the two principles /aims ''home care comes before institutional care'' and ''rehabilitati on comes before nursing care''. On the other hand deficits with regard to the infrastructure, insufficient cooperation and coordination amon g the relevant parties as well as the existing payment system for bene fits provided hinder the realization of these principles/aims. This pa per does not only describe those barriers in detail but also outlines framework conditions and specific models which would facilitate the fu rther positive development of outpatient geriatric rehabilitation.