Seriously ill patients and Patients competently around the clock care outside of a clinic - that's what we stand for at the BIZ respiratory and intensive care centers.
Our teams of highly qualified nursing specialists care for people with complex illnesses in our modern intensive care residential communities at 4 locations. Our range of services goes beyond intensive care to provide the best possible relief for relatives.
We have specialized in the intensive and long-term care of patients with complex clinical pictures and demanding care needs. These diseases often occur after resuscitation, a stroke or accident, as well as as a result of cancer or autoimmune diseases. But they can also be hereditary.
Among other things, we care for people with these clinical pictures (examples)
Tissue changes in the upper and lower airways due to carcinoma. Eg throat cancer
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - a narrowing of the airways.
Muscular atrophy and muscular dystrophy (muscle wasting) such as Duchenne disease – where muscle cells throughout the body slowly become thinner or are destroyed.
Critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) - this nerve damage occurs primarily in people who have had to be treated and ventilated in the intensive care unit.
Epilepsy - a disorder in the electrochemical signaling of nerve cells in the brain.
Tissue changes in the upper and lower respiratory tract caused by carcinomas. E.g. throat cancer
Vegetative state (apallic syndrome) – severe damage to the cerebrum, often due to severe traumatic brain injury.
Locked-In Syndrome – Damage to the cerebellum results in paralysis of the arms and legs while fully conscious.
Metabolic diseases
It is important to us that people can live as independently as possible in our residential communities despite their serious illnesses. That's why our range of services extends far beyond care to support patients individually according to their possibilities and ideas. In this way, we also offer relatives the best possible relief in what is often an acute, difficult and unmanageable situation. Here are some examples from our range of services:
Thanks to our close partnership with the Physio- und Gesundheitswerk (PGW) Neuruppin we offer in our intensive care residential communities Neuruppin and Nauen 2 additional service modules to:
Physiotherapy and speech therapy are also important for weaning and decannulation. They help patients find their way back to a self-determined life as quickly as possible.
The experienced therapists at the PGW are specially trained in intensive care and respiratory medicine.
In our assisted living communities, we care for patients with complex clinical pictures and a high need for demanding care.
Here are some examples of special coverage areas:
People who need additional oxygen because they have COPD, cystic fibrosis or post-COVID, for example.
People who cannot cough up saliva and mucus on their own, for example because they have a swallowing disorder. Therefore, these bodily fluids are regularly removed by a nurse using a suction device.
For some patients, vital parameters such as blood pressure and blood oxygen as well as heart rate must be monitored 24 hours a day due to their poor state of health.
In diseases such as autoimmune diseases or COPD, the lung muscles are weakened. Some of those affected cannot breathe on their own. Ventilation is either invasive or non-invasive via a cannula or mask.
A tracheostomy (windpipe incision) may be necessary if the upper and lower airways are disturbed. Causes include lung diseases or severe swallowing disorders.
With some diseases, normal food intake via the gastrointestinal tract is not possible - for example with cancer, some intestinal diseases or after serious accidents. These patients receive their nutrition via an infusion.
Some people can
Do not take food by mouth
take – for example with one
Traumatic brain injury or after
Operations on the esophagus. She
are carried out via a probe with liquid
food provided. Either via one
percutaneous endoscopic
Gastrostomy (PEG) – one
Nasogastric tube. Or about one
percutaneous endoscopic
Jejunostomy (PEJ) – a tube in
the small intestine
A port is a permanently inserted catheter that provides permanent access to the blood system or specific body cavities. It enables medication or other liquids to be infused gently. Typical areas of application are parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy for cancer.
Well-being, safety and security - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This is our claim for holistic intensive care of seriously ill people. The relatives can rely on us to respond to the individual needs of the patients entrusted to us. In this way, we relieve the families of the high psychological and physical demands that care poses.
As a modern care company, it is a matter of course for us to demonstrate our high quality standards. Our assisted living communities are certified according to the standards of the Quality Assurance Guidelines (QPR). To this end, we have established an in-house quality management system that is implemented competently and carefully by all of our employees.
We make the quality of our care transparent. For example, we carry out regular blood gas analyzes on our patients to check the effectiveness of our ventilation measures. To this end, we are in close professional contact with both nursing professionals and medical specialists. Together we will discuss how we can customize our intensive care services in the best possible way.
Due to the professionally acquired competence in the specialization of out-of-hospital ventilation, our resident doctor is responsible for the medical care of our residents.
At the location Neuruppin a total of 2 single rooms, each with at least 15 m², are available in our 27 intensive care shared apartments. The two facilities opened in 2019 and 2020 respectively.
In Nauen In March 2021, we opened an intensive care shared apartment northwest of Berlin with 24-hour care. There we offer 20 single rooms, each with at least 20 m², for patients requiring intensive care and ventilation.
Since 2020 we are also in Willich represented at Krefeld. There, our intensive care shared apartment offers 24-hour care in 7 single rooms, each with at least 25 m².
At the end of 2023 we will have our newest location in Anrath opened. Our residents have access to 8 spacious, state-of-the-art intensive care apartments with their own bathroom.
As much "normality" as possible, while at the same time receiving professional care from nursing staff - this is the idea behind supervised intensive care residential communities. The aim is to enable seriously ill residents to lead a life as self-determined as possible "like at home". Therefore, our intensive care residential communities with their small groups offer a family atmosphere that conveys security and security:
The people entrusted to us are tenants in a shared apartment where they are professionally cared for by highly qualified nursing staff
If seriously ill patients are cared for at home, the relatives take care of themselves or organize an outpatient care service for some tasks.
In contrast to the intensive care community, the daily routine in an inpatient nursing home is organized in a similar way to that in a hospital. The patients can only continue their previous habits to a very limited extent.
In addition to our proven concept of intensive care shared apartments, our facilities in Neuruppin and Nauen 1:1 care (individual care) possible. The BIZ respiratory and intensive care centers therefore offer 2 of 3 forms of care. For us, 1:1 care means:
A nurse only cares for one patient.
Round-the-clock support is possible.
Intensive care in a closed living area.
This form of care is suitable, for example, for people for whom a high degree of self-determination is important or for whom life-threatening situations can arise.
Would you like to find out more about the BIZ respiratory and intensive care centers? We will be happy to advise you individually – even in urgent, acute cases. Simply arrange a non-binding consultation appointment.
