Home care

• In kind benefits: Assumption of the cost of suitable professional caregivers at home
• Nursing care benefits: Assumption of the cost of a privately engaged caregiver, who may also be a relative.

In kind benefits and nursing care benefits can be combined. The nursing care benefit will be reduced accordingly.

If a home caregiver is prevented from care due to leave, illness or other reasons, the insurance fund may pay for a substitute. This is possible for up to 4 weeks per year and within financial limits.

• Aids for care: the insurance fund pays for aids which facilitate ease of care, alleviation of afflictions or a more self-reliant life, as long as these are not to be financed by other funds (e.g. health insurance). The nursing care fund will assess if there is a need for such aids.
• Caregiving relatives and voluntary caregivers can participate in free-of-charge courses about care. These courses are offered or organized by the nursing care funds.