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If necessary, a special application form is available (ask your care insurance fund).

Online procedure possible: no

Written form required: yes

Personal appearance necessary: no

Night care is intended to support care at home. You can make use of night care services if you are unable to provide sufficient care at home or if this is necessary to supplement or strengthen home care.

Within the scope of the maximum benefit amounts, the long-term care insurance fund covers the care-related expenses, including the expenses for care, and the expenses for the medical treatment care services required in the facility. The costs for accommodation and meals as well as separately billable investment costs, on the other hand, must generally be borne privately.

Night care facilities look after people in need of care who require assistance with getting into bed, getting up and personal hygiene.

Night care facilities are often used by people with dementia who have a disturbed day-night rhythm. If they are accommodated in a night care facility at night, relatives can sleep through the night and look after those in need of care again during the day.

People in need of care in care grades 2 to 5 can make use of day and night care in addition to outpatient care benefits in kind, care allowance or the combined benefit in accordance with Section 38, without these entitlements being offset.

• Night care must be applied for from the care insurance fund
• It applies to people in need of care with care levels 2 to 5 if sufficient care cannot be provided at home

or

• if night care is required to supplement or strengthen home care.

People in need of care with care level 1 can claim a benefit amount of 125 euros for night care. This amount corresponds to the monthly relief benefit contribution.

Ask your care insurance fund which documents are required and whether there is a special application form.

The application is free of charge.

• You submit an application for night care benefits to your care insurance fund
• You can obtain information on the required documents and the procedure from your long-term care insurance fund

None

Responsibility lies with the respective care insurance fund.

• § Section 41 of the Eleventh Book of the Social Code (SGB XI)

Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equality