--- title: "Chronic illness: reintegration promotes employability" description: "Stopping chronic illness: Cleaner secures job despite osteoarthritis. Support enables return to work and saves costs. Find out more now!" image: https://rework.compasso.ch/hubfs/Arbeitsunf%C3%A4higkeit-Arztzeugnis-Schweiz-Krankheit-Unfall-Chronifizierung-Formular-Beispiele-reWork-Krankentaggeld-Lohnfortzahlung-Versicherung-IV-Mitarbeiter-Reintegration-Wiedereingliederung.png.png --- [![compasso](https://rework.compasso.ch/hubfs/Compasso_Assets/Compasso_logos_SVG/compasso.svg "compasso")](https://rework.compasso.ch/) - Stakeholder - [reWork homepage](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/) - [Employers](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/employers) - [Industry-specific solutions](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/industry-specific-solutions) - [Employees](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/employees) - [Doctors](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/doctors) - [Insurance](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/insurance-policies) - [Disability insurance](https://rework.compasso.ch/iv-angebote) - Tools - [Absence calculator](https://rework-profil.ch/absence-cost-calculator) - [Savings calculator](https://rework-profil.ch/savings-calculator) - [Case Studies](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases) - [reWork profile](https://rework-profil.ch/) - [reWork homepage](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/) - [Events](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/kostenlose-events-arbeitgeber-firmen-2026) - [Online Academy](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/onlineacademy-2026) - [Inclusion-Check](https://inclusion.compasso.ch) - [Main site](https://www.compasso.ch) Email: [info@compasso.ch](mailto:info@compasso.ch) T: [+41 44 225 8030](tel:+41%2044%20225%208030) [de](https://rework.compasso.ch/fall-beispiele/chronische-erkrankung-wiedereingliederung-foerdert-erwerbsfaehigkeit) [fr](https://rework.compasso.ch/fr/cas/maladie-chronique-reinsertion-favorise-employabilite) [it](https://rework.compasso.ch/it/casi/malattia-cronica-reinserimento-favorisce-occupabilita) en ###### reWork navigation - Stakeholder - [reWork homepage](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/) - [Employers](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/employers) - [Industry-specific solutions](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/industry-specific-solutions) - [Employees](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/employees) - [Doctors](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/doctors) - [Insurance](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/insurance-policies) - [Disability insurance](https://rework.compasso.ch/iv-angebote) - Tools - [Absence calculator](https://rework-profil.ch/absence-cost-calculator) - [Savings calculator](https://rework-profil.ch/savings-calculator) - [Case Studies](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases) - [reWork profile](https://rework-profil.ch/) ![close-icon](https://rework.compasso.ch/hubfs/raw_assets/public/compasso-theme/assets/icons/close.svg) ![open-icon](https://rework.compasso.ch/hubfs/raw_assets/public/compasso-theme/assets/icons/open.svg) Involvierte & Instrumente ![Incapacity for work-Doctor's certificate-Switzerland-Sickness-Accident-Chronic illness-Form-Examples-reWork-Daily sickness benefit-Continued payment of salary-Insurance-IV-Employee reintegration-Reintegration](https://rework.compasso.ch/hubfs/Arbeitsunf%C3%A4higkeit-Arztzeugnis-Schweiz-Krankheit-Unfall-Chronifizierung-Formular-Beispiele-reWork-Krankentaggeld-Lohnfortzahlung-Versicherung-IV-Mitarbeiter-Reintegration-Wiedereingliederung.png.png) **Cases,** **Illness,** **Chronic Illness** ## Chronic illness: reintegration promotes employability   --- ### 01 Situation A **45-year-old** **cleaner** in Aargau repeatedly suffered from acute pain due to activated omarthrosis (shoulder joint arthrosis). Her job profile led to an imminent inability to work.   --- ### 02 Solution The doctor mediated between the patient and the employer. **Shoulder-friendly activities were identified to enable continued employment**. At the same time, intensive physiotherapy was organized to strengthen the shoulder muscles.   --- ### 03 Partial ability to work The rapid adaptation of the activity profile and the accompanying therapy led to a significant stabilization of the ability to work: - **Recurrent short absences from work were reduced** - **After adaptation, significantly more stable ability to work** - **No longer absences due to illness** **in the last quarter**   --- ### 04 Results - **14 fewer days lost** compared to the previous year - **Savings for the company**: CHF 8,400 - 14,000 (short-term) - **Avoidance of an IV case** (longer term), thus securing the job despite chronic illness - **Prevention of permanent incapacity to work**   --- ### 05 Share success story This case underlines how **targeted adjustments and early intervention** not only enable direct cost savings for employers and insurers, but also ensure long-term **job security** in the event of chronic illness.   *Source: This case study was provided by AcciMed GmbH and abridged with their permission.*   [Cases](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases/tag/cases) [Illness](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases/tag/illness) [Chronic Illness](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases/tag/chronic-illness) ###### [Previous Post](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases/psychological-crisis-mastered-how-the-return-to-work-succeeded) ###### [Next Post](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases/return-skill-development-through-early-intervention) ###### [Back to Overview](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/cases) ## Subscribe to our newsletter \*Mandatory field [![compasso\_foot](https://139519870.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/139519870/compasso_foot.svg "compasso_foot")](https://rework.compasso.ch/) Hegibachstrasse 47 8032 Zürich [info@compasso.ch](mailto:info@compasso.ch) [044 225 80 30](tel:410442258030) [![linkedin](https://139519870.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hub/139519870/hubfs/linkedin.png?width=50&height=50&name=linkedin.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/compasso2/) ## Links - [Professional reintegration](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/reintegration) - [Institutions/partners](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/partner) - [reWork profile](https://rework.compasso.ch/en/) - [Reintegration process](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/instrumente) - [Studies on mental health](https://reintegration.compasso.ch/instrumente) - [Compasso main page](https://www.compasso.ch/) - [Successful real-life examples](https://www.compasso.ch/praxisbeispiele) - [Cooperation with system partners](https://www.compasso.ch/schnittstellen-systempartner-mit-arbeitgebenden/was-machen-systempartner) ## Become a Compasso member Compasso is a national information portal and network for employers on job retention and professional integration. 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