Whether through an accident, a fall or an illness, people often find
themselves suddenly and unexpectedly in need of care. Here you will find information
about care provision and care allowance.
The responsible social welfare office of your district or your district-free city can also cover the costs of a housekeeping aid if certain conditions for the granting of...
If you are in need of care, it may be necessary to adapt the living environment to your individual needs. You can apply to your long-term care insurance fund for financial support for necessary adaptations and conversions.
Dying people or their loved ones who need support can contact an outpatient hospice service. If outpatient care and support are not sufficient, care in an inpatient hospice is possible.
The benefits in full-time care also include the reimbursement of proven reasonable expenses for contributions to accident insurance, if no statutory accident insurance is provided.
If there is an acute care situation in your family, you can be absent from work for up to 10 working days and receive care support allowance. For a care leave of up to 6 months, you are entitled to subsidies for health and care insurance in certain cases.
As a damaged person who, as a result of their injury, is permanently dependent on outside help to regulate your daily routine, you are considered helpless.
As a helpless damaged...
If you are cared for at home by relatives, you can receive care allowance and use the services of an outpatient care service at the same time in a combination solution.
You can receive benefits from the Agricultural Health Insurance Fund (LKK) for company and household help (BHH) if you are absent due to illness, hospital treatment, preventive or rehabilitation treatment by the LKK or due to pregnancy and maternity leave.
If you can no longer manage independently at home due to your need for care and cannot be cared for at home, care in a nursing home is necessary. Your long-term care insurance will pay part of the costs upon application.
As an impaired person (so-called damaged), you will receive medical treatment on request for damage to health that has been recognized as a result of damage or caused by a recognized consequence of damage.
People who are suffering from a serious, incurable and far-advanced disease and have only a short life expectancy left can, under certain conditions, make use of outpatient or inpatient hospice services.
If you are in need of care and cannot be cared for at home temporarily, you have the option of being cared for in a nursing facility for a short period of time.
If you need care as a result of an occupational accident, commuting accident or occupational disease, you can receive care allowance and other benefits from the statutory accident insurance.
People in need of care who are cared for at home can receive up to 125 euros per month from the nursing care fund. The money can be used to relieve caring relatives or to promote the independence and self-determination of those in need of care in everyday life.
You are entitled to an interest-free loan for the time you are caring for close relatives.
The loan:
Is intended to help cushion the loss of earnings you incur due to the...
The amount of the care allowance depends on the extent of the necessary care. It is divided into six stages.
Stage I: 305,00 Euro (from 01.07.17: 311 Euro)
Stage II:...
Children and adolescents in curative full-time care have special needs. This requires close and intensive counseling of those involved in the foster care relationship. The child care service supports and accompanies foster carers and children with comprehensive services.