There are situations, such as after a stay in hospital, in which there is a temporary need for care, or a person in need of care who was previously cared for at home is not yet fit enough for domiciliary care.
Short-term care is designed for temporary situations in which the person in need cannot be appropriately cared for at home. Family caregivers are supported temporarily and can relax and rest while the person in need receives the care and assistance they require.
Short-term or respite care - what is the difference between the two?
Short-term care offers the option of moving into a care facility for a limited time. This may be necessary if there are problems with home care or after a hospital stay, for example. The maximum duration of short-term care is eight weeks.
Respite care provides replacement care when family caregivers are on vacation or ill. Starting July 1, 2025, this service will be available without the previous six-month home care requirement. The maximum duration of respite care has increased to eight weeks.
Care insurance funds provide a joint budget of up to €3,539 per year for both types of benefits to people in need of care from care level 2 and above. This allows for more flexible use of funds and combination of respite and short-term care. Previous transfer regulations no longer apply. This means benefits can be claimed for up to 16 weeks per year.
Flexible and plannable
All of our care and nursing homes offer short-term care subject to availability. This means that a current vacancy can be allocated to a person in need of short-term care. Reserving short-term care in advance for a specific period is only possible in the special short-term care unit in our Haus an der Rümannstraße residence.
Short-term care is necessary or expedient if
- a person who has previously been cared for at home is not well enough to be looked after there after a stay in hospital.
- an elderly person who has previously lived alone needs professional care for a limited period after an illness or an accident.
- the care needs of the family member looked after at home suddenly increase and the caregiver cannot cope.
- the need for care arises unexpectedly and time is required to organise domiciliary care.
- the caregiver falls ill and is temporarily unable to provide care.
- the caregiver needs a break due to mental and physical stress or would simply like to go on holiday.
- the person in need can no longer be cared for at home, but no vacancy in a home has yet been found or is available.
- the short-term care is by way of testing the residence with a view to staying there permanently.
Contact
Do you have questions or would you like to book short-term care? Please call us or write us.
Care and accommodation arrangements
Kirchseeoner Straße 3
81669 München
+49 89 62020 340