End of care level 1? - A good 58,000 Saxons would be affected
If care level 1 is abolished, more than 58,000 Saxons could have to do without important subsidies. What this means for independence in old age - and why the VdK is sounding the alarm.
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If care level 1 is abolished, more than 58,000 Saxons could have to do without important subsidies. What this means for independence in old age - and why the VdK is sounding the alarm.
In the view of the Protestant Welfare Association, a flat-rate cap on care costs does not solve the structural problems. Partially comprehensive insurance could serve as a model for the new regulation.
Care becomes a care case itself. The vast majority of those affected cannot afford to pay high personal contributions for accommodation in a care home. Resentment is growing.
Residents have to bear some of the costs of nursing home care themselves. In Saxony, the amounts are below the national average, but there was a significant increase.
After the failure of a joint government alliance with the CDU and SPD, the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance now wants to work constructively in opposition. First plans have been set.
Contributions to health and long-term care insurance could rise more sharply in 2025 than previously feared. One of the reasons for this is the poor financial situation of long-term care insurance.
Care insurance is increasingly threatening to become a care case itself. Leading CDU politicians are pushing for a comprehensive reform and have now developed a concept.
Elderly care is becoming a case of care itself. Many nursing patients are dependent on the social welfare office because their pension is not sufficient to cover the necessary personal contribution.