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Knowledge that carries you through care.

Care raises questions about applications, money and your own strength. Here you'll find answers to read at your own pace: clear, honest, without a jungle of figures.

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  1. Applying for a care grade: step by stepInformal application, home assessment, decision letter: the three steps to a German care grade, with a checklist for the assessment visit.6 min readLast updated: July 2026
  2. What does the care fund pay? Benefits at a glanceCare allowance or in-kind services? Relief amount or respite care? The main benefit types of German long-term care insurance, clearly sorted; your care fund names the current amounts.6 min readLast updated: July 2026
  3. Respite care: a break for family caregiversA holiday, a doctor's appointment or simply a free afternoon: how respite care steps in when family caregivers need a break, and how to arrange it.5 min readLast updated: July 2026
  4. How to tell that home care support makes senseThe quiet everyday signs that support would do good: an honest checklist for relatives, and the reassurance that accepting help is not a loss of independence.5 min readLast updated: July 2026
  5. First steps after a diagnosisWhen a diagnosis reshuffles life: sorting the first weeks into three fields (the medical side, care needs, support). With a checklist for the beginning.6 min readLast updated: July 2026
  6. Care grades 1 to 5 explained simplyWhat the five German care grades actually mean, which six areas of life the medical service looks at, and how to prepare for the appointment.5 min readLast updated: July 2026
  7. Keeping a care diary for the assessmentTwo weeks of notes and a confident appointment: what really belongs in a care diary, how to keep it, and which kinds of help almost everyone forgets.5 min readLast updated: July 2026
  8. Increasing a care grade: applying for an upgradeWhen an upgrade is worth applying for, how the application works, and what to do if the decision does not reflect the actual need.5 min readLast updated: July 2026