Pflegeübersicht: München und Frankfurt am schlechtesten – in diesen Großstädten gibt es die wenigsten Plätze 24.02.2026

A current study by the care portal Pflegia, exclusively provided to Frankfurter Rundschau by Ippen.Media, reveals significant regional disparities in nursing home place availability across Germany's 30 largest cities, as of February 24, 2026. Analyzing 1,737 entries from pflegelotse.de, the investigation found 167,436 places in 1,736 facilities. Munich exhibits the lowest density with only 5.07 places per 1,000 inhabitants, closely followed by Frankfurt at 6.17. In contrast, Chemnitz leads with 14.93 places per 1,000 inhabitants, with Hannover and Braunschweig also showing high availability. Berlin has the most absolute places (30,213). Pflegia CEO Felix Westphal highlighted that even economically strong cities face structural challenges and a critical shortage of skilled workers, which further limits bed occupancy.














