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Apply for Caregiver Training Courses for Family Caregivers and Caregivers During a Caregiving Leave Period

If you are caring for a family member or would like to volunteer as a home caregiver, you can participate in courses and training programs offered by the long-term care insurance provider. You can apply to participate through your long-term care insurance fund. The long-term care insurance fund is affiliated with your statutory health insurance provider, so you can use the same contact information.

These free courses provide you with the necessary knowledge and proper techniques to provide home care independently. They are designed to give you confidence in caring for people who need care.

There are two types of caregiving courses:

  • Group care courses
  • Long-term care insurance funds and other institutions, such as social service centers or adult education centers, offer general, public courses for multiple participants. The courses can take place in person or online.
  • In-home care training
  • A professional caregiver comes to the home of the person in need of care and demonstrates techniques—such as proper lifting—right there in your home. The training is tailored to your specific living space and individual situation.

In addition to basic courses, there are free specialized courses on specific conditions, such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, or caring for children who require care. In these courses, you’ll learn care techniques tailored to these specific conditions.

The content of the courses is determined by the long-term care insurance fund. The topics covered include:

  • Practical care, such as helpful techniques, nutrition for the elderly, and medication management
  • Self-care, such as back-friendly lifting and carrying, coping with psychological stress, respite care, and short-term care
  • Legal and social issues, such as guardianship laws and what other forms of assistance you can access
  • Hygiene, such as assistance with personal hygiene and hygiene measures in the home environment of the person in need of care
     

  • Additional Benefits for Caregivers During a Caregiving Leave: Provision of Grants (for Caregiving Courses)
  • Those interested can participate in caregiving courses and training programs
  • Care courses are held in groups or online; care training sessions are conducted individually at the care recipient’s home
  • Basic courses cover general topics, while specialized courses address specific conditions such as dementia
  • Cost: none
  • Information available from: Long-term care insurance funds or recognized counseling centers, such as care support centers
  • Responsible: Long-term care insurance funds
     

Generally, no documents are required. Please check with your long-term care insurance provider to see if it requires additional documents in specific cases.

Participation in a nursing course is open to anyone, regardless of whether

  • you are already working as a caregiver,
  • the person being cared for is considered in need of care under the Social Long-Term Care Insurance system,
  • outpatient care services are already being received, and
  • whether you are enrolled in the Social Long-Term Care Insurance program.

For the costs of in-home care training to be covered, the person receiving care must be eligible for long-term care benefits. For in-home care training, you need the written consent of the person in need of care.
 

The application, as well as participation in a caregiving course or training program, is free of charge for you.

You can submit your application for coverage of the costs of a caregiving course by mail, for example, or—with many long-term care insurance providers—in person at their office or online. 

  • Ask your long-term care insurance provider, a long-term care support center, or a local agency about long-term care courses.
  • Select a caregiving course and register directly with the course provider.
  • Download the form for participating in a caregiving course from your long-term care insurance provider’s website.
  • Fill out the form and send it to your long-term care insurance provider.

Some providers of care courses bill the long-term care insurance funds directly for participation. In that case, you do not need to submit a form to your long-term care insurance fund.
 

Processing usually takes about 3 to 7 business days.
To ensure prompt processing and a decision, your long-term care insurance provider must have all the necessary information and, if applicable, any required documents—complete and detailed. 
The long-term care insurance provider will make a decision on applications in a timely manner.
Please note that the processing time indicated is an average across all long-term care insurance funds. It may vary in individual cases.
The exact processing time also depends on the complexity of the individual case and may be extended accordingly. The same applies if documents or supporting materials are sent by mail to you or your long-term care insurance provider.
 

You do not have to meet any deadlines.

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- Forms: Yes

- Online application available: Many long-term care insurance providers offer an online application process. 

- Written submission required: Yes

- In-person appearance required: No
 

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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Source: Serviceportal Saarland