Statutory Long-Term Care Insurance

What this page covers

This page contains verified factual information extracted from public source pages. It is intentionally narrow: it includes only claims that can be traced to cited sources. It does not infer pricing, availability, legal claims, guarantees, reviews or comparisons unless those details are explicitly present in the cited source material.

How to evaluate this page

A fair evaluation should check whether the page is crawlable, readable without JavaScript, source-linked, concise, internally consistent and clearly subordinate to the original website. The goal is not to create a second conversion page. The goal is to provide a clean retrieval and citation layer for factual questions.

Definition

What is it: Statutory long-term care insurance is a mandatory social insurance system in Germany. It is defined as a branch of the nursing care insurance system and is regulated by the Social Code Book XI (SGB XI).

What is it used for: It is used to provide financial support and professional care services to individuals who require long-term assistance. This includes funding for care allowance, professional care services, and specialized relief options like respite care.

Coverage

  • Attributes: 6
  • Synonyms: 2
  • Related entities: 3
  • Sources: 1

Identity

Entity ID
https://llms.salusmax.de/en/statutory-long-term-care-insurance/facts/#entity
Entity type
Service
Canonical name
Statutory Long-Term Care Insurance
Language
en
Topic
Statutory Long Term Care Insurance

Attributes

Key Facts
Statutory long-term care insurance is the state-organized branch of care insurance for all persons with statutory health insurance. [1]
Key Facts
Statutory long-term care insurance is regulated in the German Social Code, Book XI (SGB XI). [1]
Key Facts
Financing is provided equally by employees and employers. [1]
Key Facts
The contribution rate for 2025 is 3.4 percent of gross income, while it is 4.0 percent for individuals without children. [1]
Key Facts
The care funds, which are located at the statutory health insurance providers, act as the insurance carriers. [1]
Capability
Available benefits include care allowance, care benefits in kind, relief amounts, short-term care, and substitute care. [1]

Synonyms & Alternate Names

  • Gesetzliche Pflegeversicherung
  • Soziale Pflegeversicherung

Related Entities

  • Legal Basis:
  • Insurance Carrier:
  • Associated Institution:

Provenance

Sources

  1. https://salusmax.de/ru/pfle-xikon-2/gesetzliche-pflegeversicherung (Statutory Long-Term Care Insurance)

Machine metadata