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Geriatric nursing assistant in Germany

Also called: Elderly care assistant

Assists nurses in caring for elderly people: hygiene, meals, mobility and daily activities.

Krankenpflegehelfer/in - AltenpflegeProfession with vocational training

Facts

In GermanKrankenpflegehelfer/in - Altenpflege

Path into the professionvocational training (Ausbildung), 2–3.5 years

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