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Care aids and medical aids: what the insurance funds pay for

Aids make care at home easier and safer – from a disposable glove to a stairlift. For Pflegehilfsmittel (consumable care aids) the Pflegekasse (long-term care...

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Your next step: Get free advice before any conversion – housing advice centres and Pflegestützpunkte (care support points) will go through with you which grants can be combined. Find housing advice and advice on aids.

Care benefits in kind (Pflegesachleistung) and combination benefit

Pflegesachleistung means that a home care service comes to your home and the Pflegekasse (long-term care insurance fund) pays it directly. From Pflegegrad (care grade)...

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Your next step: Compare two or three care services near you and ask each of them for a quotation. Search for home care services in Berlin and Brandenburg.

Hilfe zur Pflege: help from the Sozialamt when your money is not enough

The Pflegeversicherung (long-term care insurance) pays only part of the cost of care – people who need care have to cover the rest themselves. If pension, income...

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Your next step: Apply for Hilfe zur Pflege at the Sozialamt – informally and straight away, because the benefit only starts on the day the office learns of your need. You can get free help with filling in the forms at a Pflegestützpunkt: Find an advice centre.

Entlastungsbetrag: making proper use of 131 Euro a month

The Entlastungsbetrag (monthly relief amount) is a fixed budget of 131 Euro a month for help in everyday life – for example for an everyday companion, a...

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Your next step: Look for a recognised everyday support service in your district or Landkreis and ask there whether they have capacity. Find everyday support services.

Pflegegeld: amounts, requirements and payment

Pflegegeld (cash care allowance) is money that the Pflegekasse (long-term care insurance fund) transfers every month if you are cared for at home by relatives, friends...

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Your next step: Get free and independent advice on which type of benefit works out best in your situation. Find a Pflegestützpunkt or advice centre near you.

Knowledge

Care aids and medical aids: what the insurance funds pay for

Care benefits in kind (Pflegesachleistung) and combination benefit

Hilfe zur Pflege: help from the Sozialamt when your money is not enough

Entlastungsbetrag: making proper use of 131 Euro a month

Pflegegeld: amounts, requirements and payment

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