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Applying for a care grade

Apply to your long-term care insurance fund.

Status of this article: 20.08.2026✓ Sources for this article: 2 official source(s)
Status of this article20.08.2026
Sources for this article2 official source(s)
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Key points

  • Apply to your long-term care insurance fund.
  • A phone or written request for care benefits can count as an application.
  • The Medical Service assesses needs; the care fund decides.
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What you can do now

  1. Submit the application.
  2. Write down where help is regularly needed in daily life.
  3. Review the decision and assessment report.
Important

TiXA hilft provides general orientation and does not replace individual legal, care or medical advice. The responsible insurer or authority makes the final decision.

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Official sources

For binding details, please check the original official source:

↗Medizinischer Dienst – Pflegebegutachtung↗Bundesministerium für Gesundheit – Pflegeleistungen im Überblick
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TiXA hilft provides general, non-binding guidance only. It does not replace individual legal, social-law, care, tax or medical advice and does not create any entitlement to benefits or reimbursement.

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