Night care for people with statutory health insurance

Night care is intended to accompany home care. You can take advantage of night care services if home care cannot be provided to a sufficient extent or if this is necessary to complement or strengthen home care.

Within the limits of the maximum benefit amounts, the long-term care insurance fund covers the care-related expenses, including the expenses for care, and the expenses for the medical treatment care services necessary in the facility. The costs for accommodation and meals as well as separately calculable investment costs, on the other hand, must generally be borne privately.

Night care facilities care for people in need of care who need assistance with going to bed, getting up and personal hygiene.

Night care facilities are often used by people with dementia who have a disturbed day-night rhythm. If they are accommodated in a night care facility at night, the relatives can sleep through the night and take care of those in need of care again during the day.

Persons in need of care in care levels 2 to 5 can make use of semi-inpatient day and night care in addition to outpatient care benefits in kind, care allowance or the combined benefit according to § 38 without being credited against these claims.