Determining eligibility for long-term care : lessons from Germany
- Objectives: This paper addresses recent steps for reforming the eligibility criteria of the German long-term care insurance that have been initiated to overcome shortcomings in the current system. Methods: Based on findings of a survey of international long-term care systems, assessment tools and the relevant literature on care needs a new tool for determining eligibility in the German long-term care insurance was developed. Results: The new tool for determining long-term care eligibility broadens the understanding of what ‚dependency on nursing care' implies for the person affected. The assessment results in a degree of dependency from personal help provided by formal or informal caregivers. This degree of dependency can be used for determining eligibility for and the amount of long-term care benefits. Discussion: The broader understanding of "dependency on nursing care' and the new tool are important steps to adapt the German long-term care insurance to the challenges of the demographic and societal changes in the future
Author: | Andreas BüscherORCiDGND, Klaus Wingenfeld, Doris SchaefferORCiD |
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Title (English): | Determining eligibility for long-term care : lessons from Germany |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bsz:959-opus-24741 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.584 |
Parent Title (English): | International journal of integrated care : IJIC |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2011 |
Release Date: | 2021/08/31 |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 2 |
Page Number: | 9 |
Faculties: | Fakultät WiSo |
DDC classes: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 610 Medizin, Gesundheit |
Review Status: | Veröffentlichte Fassung/Verlagsversion |
Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |