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    Care levels are composed according to § 15 as follows: Definite care dependent are in need for help at least once daily in two care areas and more than once a week for home help (Care Level 1); Strong care dependent (Care Level 2) are in need for help at least three times a day for different times in at least two care areas and more than once a week for home help; Very strong care dependent (Care Level 3) are in need for help around the clock (including at night) and more than once a week for home help;

    Schwerstpflegebedürftige (Pflegestufe III) haben einen Hilfebedarf rund um die Uhr (auch nachts) und sind mehrmals wöchentlich auf hauswirtschaftliche Hilfe angewiesen.

    Nach § 123 haben Versicherte ohne Pflegestufe aber mit erheblicher eingeschränkter Alltagskompetenz (entsprechend § 45a) je Monat einen Anspruch auf Pflegegeld nach § 37 in Höhe von 120 Euro oder Pflegesachleistungen nach § 36 in Höhe von bis zu 225 Euro.

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    Carolin Donath, Gudrun Ulbrecht, Hannes Grau & Elmar Graessel

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    Larissa Schwarzkopf, Petra Menn, Simone Kunz & Rolf Holle

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Donath, C. et al. (2014). Health Services Utilization by Community-Dwelling Dementia Patients and Their Family Caregivers. In: Janssen, C., Swart, E., von Lengerke, T. (eds) Health Care Utilization in Germany. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9191-0_11

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