Contexte

Throughout the Kirchdorf district, there is an enormous need to secure the provision of basic necessities, especially for smaller, peripheral communities. Multifunctional centres currently only exist in the larger municipalities or in cities. A clear concept with a detailed profitability calculation, a joint form of investment and a cooperation model is now needed in order to develop a multifunctional centre in peripheral locations and work it up as a model project for other municipalities. These topics are also set out in regionally relevant strategy papers. Challenges such as the rapidly ageing population, the availability of jobs in rural areas, ensuring everyday mobility, the out-migration of women and the preservation of local supply facilities are among the challenges identified in the LEADER strategy of the Kalkalpen National Park region. The Care Strategy of the Federal State of Upper Austria recognises the increased need for nursing staff and care. New forms of care are needed so that older people are not forced into care homes prematurely, but can find good care and service quality locally. The ‘Action programme for the revitalisation of vacant and derelict properties, revitalisation of towns and city centres’ of the Federal State of Upper Austria addresses the problem of vacant properties in the centres of municipalities. The current ‘Federal Plan for Senior Citizens’ even includes topics at federal level that are addressed by the project. For example, the need to find new forms of housing that include infrastructure appropriate to the different phases of life and that can support self-sufficiency for as long as possible. Alternative forms of care are also in demand and securing local supplies is also stated as a goal.