Degrees of care replace care levels The previous three care levels were replaced by five care grades in January 2017. They offer a more precise and comprehensive assessment of a patient’s abilities and impairments. Depending on the care level, a person in need of care receives varying degrees of support from the care insurance. Anyone … Care Levels (Nursing Grades)
More than two-thirds of all people in need of care are cared for at home by their families. For these, the care of relatives is usually associated with a high burden. But what claims and relief options are there for them? And who can they turn to if they need help? Helga S., 76, suffers … Caring for Relatives At Home: More Than Just a Job
Helga S. is entitled to benefits from the nursing care insurance because of her illness. The nursing care insurance is always located at the health insurance with which one is insured. The long-term care insurance fund determines the severity of the need for care by assigning the person one of the five degrees of care. … Home Care for Relatives: Long-Term Care Insurance and Degrees of Care
Caregivers receive certain additional benefits in the form of insurance due to their voluntary care activities. These include pension and accident insurance, but also unemployment insurance during a care period. Pension and accident insurance Depending on the amount of time spent caring, caring relatives are insured in the statutory pension insurance. Anyone who cares for … Home Care for Relatives: Pension and Accident Insurance for Family Caregivers
If relatives take over the care themselves, those in need of care receive a monthly care allowance from the care insurance. With this money, they can pay for the increased expenses that arise from the care. The amounts vary depending on the level of care. The person in need of care receives the approved sum … Home Care for Relatives: Payments from Long-Term Care Insurance
