What does Pflegekasse mean?
The Pflegekasse (long-term care insurance fund) pays benefits for people who need care. It usually belongs to your Krankenkasse.
die Pflegekasse · die Pflegekassen (plural)
If you are insured with a Krankenkasse, you are usually automatically insured with its Pflegekasse too.
The Pflegekasse decides on the Pflegegrad (care level). After that, it pays, for example, Pflegegeld or a care service.
You can file a Widerspruch against a Bescheid from the Pflegekasse. The deadline is in the Rechtsbehelfsbelehrung.
Example sentence
Die Pflegekasse hat über Ihren Antrag auf Leistungen der Pflegeversicherung entschieden.
The Pflegekasse has decided on your application for long-term care insurance benefits.
What you can do
Ask the Pflegekasse for free care advice (Pflegeberatung). It helps with the application and with planning.
Related words
- Pflegegrad The Pflegegrad (care level) shows how much help a person needs in daily life. There are care levels 1 to 5.
- Krankenkasse The Krankenkasse is your statutory health insurance. It pays for doctors, hospitals and many medicines.
- Widerspruch With a Widerspruch, you tell the office: I do not agree with this Bescheid.
- Antrag With an Antrag (application), you ask an office for something, for example money or a permit.