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Care benefits in kind
Care benefits in kind: Assistance with outpatient care
Care benefits in kind:
Assistance with
outpatient care
What are in-kind care benefits?
What are in-kind
care benefits?
- Care benefits in kind are not physical objects, but rather professional nursing services provided by an outpatient care service.
- According to § 36 SGB XI, this includes:
- Body-related care measures
- nursing care measures
- Help with household management
- The goal is to eliminate or prevent limitations on independence.
Who receives in-kind care benefits?
Who receives in-kind
care benefits?
- An application for a care level assessment from the long-term care insurance is a prerequisite.
- From care level 2 onwards , there is an entitlement to care benefits in kind.
- Care level 1 : Use of the relief allowance is possible.
Care benefits in kind according to care level
Care benefits in kind
according to care level
- Care level 1: 0 euros
- Care level 2: 724 euros
- Care level 3: 1,363 euros
- Care level 4: 1,693 euros
- Care level 5: 2,095 euros
What is included in long-term care benefits?
What is included in
long-term care benefits?
- Personal care: e.g. showering, dressing and undressing
- Care measures: e.g., walks
- Household help: e.g. cooking, cleaning the apartment
- Other services: e.g., day care, respite care, short-term care
Care benefits in kind vs. care allowance
Care benefits in kind
vs. care allowance
- Care benefits in kind: earmarked benefits for care services, direct billing with the long-term care insurance fund
- Care allowance: Cash benefit for private care provided by relatives or acquaintances
- Both depend on the care level (from care level 2 onwards)
Who is authorized to provide in-kind care benefits?
Who is authorized
to provide in-kind
care benefits?
- Only recognized care services or caregivers with a care contract
- The care service bills the long-term care insurance fund directly.
Care benefits in kind not included
Claim made – what now?
Care benefits in kind
not included Claim
made – what now?
- Care benefits in kind expire at the end of the month if they are not used.
- If care services are declined: Payment of care allowance possible
- Combined care: partial use of in-kind care benefits + care allowance
Combination care includes:
Combination
care includes:
- Care benefits in kind: Care provided by outpatient services
- Care allowance: Support for private caregivers
Conversion claim:
- Up to 40% of in-kind care benefits can be used for support and relief services.
- Example: Household help or care for someone with dementia
- Combination with relief amount possible
Conclusion
- Care benefits in kind secure outpatient care and relieve the burden on family caregivers.
- Outpatient services like Sernitas Care provide these services and bill the long-term care insurance fund directly.
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