Long-term care benefits in kind: Entitlement, amount and application
For many family caregivers, caring for a family member can cause a great deal of physical and emotional stress. Care assistance is often sought to provide support. Care benefits in kind are available to relieve the burden on the family members concerned and the person in need of care. Every insured person is entitled to these from care level 2. Insured persons are therefore entitled to these care benefits in kind or the freely available care allowance. The support provided by the care benefit in kind covers various services (including household help and everyday assistance) that benefit the person in need of care and are provided by an outpatient care service, home help service providers or care workers. What is the care benefit in kind? The professional help...