Organization of a Caregiver
Municipal Senior Services Hannover
Information on organizing care
Senior Citizens' Guide of the City of HannoverCompilation of all important information for senior citizens and their caregivers.
The PflegelotseThe Pflegelotse is a search engine provided by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds to help you find outpatient or inpatient care. It includes care providers that have contracts with the care insurance funds.
The Weisse ListeAn aid to help you choose a suitable nursing home or care service.
Guide to employing foreign care workersThis guide from the consumer advice centre on employing foreign care workers can be downloaded free of charge.
Short dossier "Migration and Care"Compiled by the Federal Agency for Civic Education.
Care packages (care consumables)You can regularly obtain so-called care packages from your local pharmacy or online.
Useful Information / Articles
The website of the Federal Ministry of Health provides information on the assessment of the need for care.
The application for a care degree can be made by telephone, online or by post to the care insurance fund of the responsible health insurance company.
The consumer advice center provides specific information on this.
You can download a calculator for determining the care degree from the VdK's Tips for the care assessment page.
This will provide you with an overview and explanations of the parameters for calculating the care degree. You can use this calculator to prepare yourself for the assessment by the MdK or MEDIPROOF.
You can use the care diary to get an overview of the daily time spent on care and domestic support for your relative. This documentation is a good tool, e.g. for classification into a care degree. The care diary should be kept for two weeks. You can find various templates and brochures on the Internet. Barmer Pflegeversicherung offers a template. Ask your care insurance provider whether they also offer a care diary.