Adult intensive care Bad Segeberg
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- Adult intensive care
- Bad Segeberg
We provide adults with highly qualified, outpatient intensive and respiratory care, enabling them to live as independently as possible in their own homes. We are qualified for 1:1 home care for patients who require artificial ventilation or intensive care after a hospital stay.
We offer adult intensive care throughout the north (Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Hamburg, and Lower Saxony).
We continue to operate our own modern intensive care residential community in Bad Segeberg and Schwerin.
Ventilator care
In the field of ventilation, we offer all current medical and nursing treatment concepts. This includes types of home ventilation, weaning from ventilation, and respiratory therapy measures such as inhalation, oxygen therapy, and pneumonia prevention.
Home ventilation
Our intensive care services include tracheostomy and port care, administration of injections and infusions, parenteral nutrition, and home dialysis. We offer support with dietary progression, tube feeding, and swallowing therapy during and after tracheostomy care. Additionally, we provide all types of wound care and promote patient mobility.
Self-determined living
The focus is on personal quality of life and the greatest possible independence. Through our diverse support services, we enable a self-determined and independent life. We accompany you in all life situations.
Transition Management Intensive Care
Our transition management ensures a smooth transition from the hospital or rehabilitation center to outpatient intensive care or a supported living community. Rely on our personal consultation and our many years of practical experience in the care of patients requiring intensive care and mechanical ventilation.
Questions about outpatient care?

Yvonne Lehmkuhl
PNT Nursing Services
in Bad Segeberg
Frequently Asked Questions about Adult Intensive Care
When and for whom is outpatient adult intensive care an option?
Home intensive care is suitable for severely ill patients who do not necessarily require continued treatment in the hospital but still need intensive medical care. This can be the case, for example, if one of the following conditions is present:
- COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or another lung disease
- a congenital or acquired brain injury, such as a traumatic brain injury
- Amniotomy
- Spinal cord injury
- Cancer
- Coma, persistent vegetative state
- Muscle diseases such as muscle atrophy, muscular dystrophy
- and other illnesses
Close cooperation between doctors, family members, the hospital, and outpatient care services is necessary for intensive home care to be carried out smoothly.
What are the benefits of out-of-hospital intensive care?
The care of a loved one who requires intensive medical care is generally not manageable for family members alone. To provide optimal care for the patient while simultaneously relieving the family, it is therefore advisable to seek professional help from a care service.
We support you with medically and nursing highly qualified care staff.
This is ensured not only through regular training in areas such as first aid and resuscitation. The many years of nursing experience in classical and intensive care also ensure that those in need of care are in the best hands.
The responsibilities of intensive care staff include, among others,.
- Measurement and Monitoring of Vital Signs
- Wound care
- General care (washing, dressing, etc.)
- Home ventilation or ventilation care
- Respiration monitoring
- Suctioning of tracheostomy patients
- Drainage monitoring
- Inhalations
- Catheter Care
- Injections
- Medication administration
- and also social support.
One of the social goals of nursing care is to enable individuals to participate as fully as possible in social life. Self-determination and the development of individual abilities play a central role in this. Intensive care nurses are also, not least, contact persons for all questions and concerns related to intensive care. They provide advice and support to both patients and their relatives when it comes to medical questions or help with individual cost clarification.
What are the costs of in-home intensive care for adults and how can they be covered?
Patients requiring intensive care are entitled to outpatient, i.e., home care. Medically necessary nursing care is regulated in Section 37 of Book Five of the Social Code (SGB V). As a rule, the health insurance fund covers the costs for complex nursing services. It is important that a doctor's prescription is always available. This is issued by the doctor once per quarter and submitted to the health insurance fund.
Currently, the law stipulates that the health insurance fund and the long-term care insurance fund share the costs for basic care. Exempt from this are the statutory co-payments of 10 percent for the first 28 days of the year and 10 euros per medical prescription, which are to be borne by the patient.
So-called treatment care services include medically necessary measures such as injections, wound care, or medication administration.
What are the alternatives to 1-on-1 intensive home care for adults?
If the patient's own apartment or home is not equipped for intensive care, you can also look for a place in a shared living facility. However, shared living facilities are not only for hale and hearty seniors; there are also shared living facilities for patients who require permanent ventilation: so-called ventilation WGs (Wohngemeinschaften). This living arrangement is much more pleasant for the residents than being accommodated in a clinic. For many relatives, it is also reassuring to know that the patient is being cared for in this home-like environment.
For family caregivers, caring for a severely ill person at home is not only a great burden. It also offers a special opportunity, because sometimes the health condition of a severely ill person improves significantly once they are in their own home. Therefore, caregivers are also challenged to support the patient and their relatives in such a way that professional care can withdraw as much as possible.