are more likely to fund children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Informal support Yes Home care already This type of support The amount of In the year 2012 – 37,064 persons mentioned above can is provided by support depends (help provided by another received informal also be provided by carers on the care level. support funded by person close to the user - family members or (Pflegepersonen) in The informal social welfare family members, relatives people close to distinction to home care can be agencies. and friends - without any service users. People specialised carers for a short period In the year 2011 - official forms of support) with any type of (besonderen only (Pflegezeit) 1, 182, 057 received this disability or in need Pflegekräften). The - for example service funded by of care are eligible for latter can be following an nursing care Pflegegeld (nursing care this support. The employed in order accident, as well insurance. money) / Pflegezeit (care legislation doesn’t to disburden as provided on a period) differentiate strictly carers. This service long-term base. between older people is funded by social The welfare with disabilities and welfare agencies agencies refund older people in need and by nursing care times of carers’ of nursing care – insurance The absence from hence the service is person in need of their available for both. A care is in charge of employment and formal status of finding the carer also support ‘severely impaired’ from their family or pension schemes. (Schwerbehindert) is friends. The lump monthly not necessary in amounts are fixed
are more likely to fund children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Informal support (help provided by another person close to the user - family members, relatives and friends - without any official forms of support) Pflegegeld (nursing care money) / Pflegezeit (care period) Yes Home care already mentioned above can also be provided by family members or people close to service users. People with any type of disability or in need of care are eligible for this support. The legislation doesn’t differentiate strictly between older people with disabilities and older people in need of nursing care – hence the service is available for both. A formal status of ‘severely impaired’ (Schwerbehindert) is not necessary in This type of support is provided by carers (Pflegepersonen) in distinction to specialised carers (besonderen Pflegekräften). The latter can be employed in order to disburden carers. This service is funded by social welfare agencies and by nursing care insurance The person in need of care is in charge of finding the carer from their family or friends. The amount of support depends on the care level. The informal home care can be for a short period only (Pflegezeit) - for example following an accident, as well as provided on a long-term base. The welfare agencies refund times of carers’ absence from their employment and also support pension schemes. The lump monthly amounts are fixed In the year 2012 – 37,064 persons received informal support funded by social welfare agencies. In the year 2011 - 1, 182, 057 received this service funded by nursing care insurance.
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