Persons in need of care (from 2017)
In terms of the Nursing Care Statistics of the Federal Statistical Office
Recorded are persons, who receive services according to SGB XI (Code of Social Law). General qualification for the registration as person in need of care is acknowledgement of the nursing care fund respectively of the private insurance company about the need of care and the assignment of the persons in need of care to the care degrees 1 to 5.
In need of care according to SGB XI are those persons, who have health-related impairments of independence or abilities and therefore require help from others. They must be persons who are unable to independently compensate for or cope with physical, cognitive or psychological impairments or health-related stress or demands. The need of care must exist permanently, presumably for at least six months and with at least the severity specified in § 15 (§ 14 paragraph. 1 SGB XI).
Updated: 18 Apr 2019
Selected information about "Persons in need of care (from 2017)":
Tables:
- Nursing allowance recipients (starting from 2017)
- Persons in need of care (number and quota), e.g. by region
- Persons in need of care in Residential nursing care facilities (starting from 2017)
- Persons in need of care in outpatient nursing care (starting from 2017)
- Persons in need of care, e.g. by region, age and sex (starting from 2017)
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