Employed by the city

When the care case “dad” becomes a permanent position

Thanks to the pilot project, Reiterer can devote her full attention to her father.(Bild: Christian Jauschowetz)

Graz has been a model region since this year: 15 relatives have been employed by the city as carers. Since then, they have been entitled to a salary and social security. A visit to Johann Kargl and his daughter, who looks after him every day - out of love, but also as a job.

The small apartment on Brucknerstraße in Graz has everything Johann Kargl's pensioner heart desires: a narrow kitchenette, a spacious balcony, a bedroom and a living room. At the end of the corridor, however, there is a very special room - Kargl's drum kit. "Because my father was diagnosed with dementia, we were advised to do something with his childhood," explains daughter Michaela Reiterer.