If you are temporarily unable to receive care at home, you can be admitted to a fully inpatient care facility for a short period of time.

Short-term care is possible, for example

• if the person caring for you at home is ill or
• your home needs to be adapted to home care through conversion measures.
• for a transitional period following inpatient hospital treatment of the person in need of care.

The long-term care insurance fund pays for up to 8 weeks of inpatient short-term care per calendar year.

The long-term care insurance fund covers the care-related expenses, including the costs of care and the costs of medical treatment services of up to EUR 1,612 per calendar year. This amount can be increased by up to EUR 1,612 from unused substitute care funds to a total of EUR 3,224. (Status: 2021)

You can combine short-term care with substitute care funds that have not yet been used. In addition, the relief amount can also be used to finance the costs of accommodation and meals, for example. Replacement care takes place at home, while short-term care is not possible in your own home.

Short-term care is usually provided in an approved facility. You can obtain an overview from your care insurance fund. In addition, short-term care can also be provided in facilities that are not licensed to provide nursing care if your carer is undergoing preventive care or rehabilitation in this facility or nearby.

During short-term care, you will continue to receive half of the care allowance previously paid. The full care allowance is paid for the first and last day.