On May 26th 2023, the Bundestag passed the Long-Term Care Support and Relief Act (PUEG) to reform long-term care insurance. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, it is planned to reform the statutory long-term care insurance in two steps. In the first step, the financial basis will be stabilised...

It is well known that regular reading aloud has a positive effect on a child’s development. In fact, children who are read to regularly are better equipped for kindergarten, school and everyday life. But why is that? Reading aloud promotes child development Reading aloud promotes children’s...

Care degrees are a classification used in the German care system to assess people’s care needs. Care degrees are used to show the individual care needs of people. Long-term care insurance benefits are granted according to this classification. They were introduced in 2017 when the Second Care...

Your children have a place at daycare or after-school care? Great, then you can relax and get on with your daily work routine. Can you? If it weren’t for vacations, conception days, strikes or various waves of illness… What do you do during closing times? How can you best prepare for childcare...

When a person becomes a nursing case and wants to be cared for at home, in the vast majority of cases this affects the entire family. We have compiled information for those affected and their relatives that provides an overview of the various options for support with care at home. Financial support: Care...

The first half of the school year is already over. The mid-year report cards have been handed out. For some children, it is no big deal – the goals were achieved, the grades are satisfactory or even exceed expectations. For others, however, the mid-year report card is a big disappointment. Despite...

In order to apply for a care degree, the first step is to submit an application to the health insurance company. The long-term care insurance company then commissions the medical service to carry out an assessment. But what is the assessment about? How can you prepare for it? And what happens afterwards? What...

Christmas is behind us. For most families, this means that a lot of new toys were under the Christmas tree and moved into the children’s room. Heart’s desires were fulfilled, there were also gifts from relatives… and very quickly you get the feeling that the children’s room...