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Find good care at home in your city.

3,860 home care services, day care centres and emergency call providers in Germany's 80 largest cities. With a calculator showing what care insurance pays in 2026.

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Care benefits calculator

What does care insurance pay?

Choose a care grade and type of care: you instantly see the care allowance, benefits in kind, relief amount and grants per month under German law (SGB XI), as of Oct 2026.

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€772

Monthly benefit framework · of which cash to you: €599

Care allowance (paid to you)€599
Benefits in kind (budget for the home care service)0 €
Relief amount (against invoices)€131
Consumable care aids€42

Maximum amounts of German long-term care insurance (SGB XI), as of Oct 2026. Benefits in kind, day care and the relief amount are only paid against invoices from approved providers. Not legal advice.

The German government plans changes from 2027 with the Care Reorganisation Act (PNOG, cabinet draft of 30 Sept 2026), including dropping the relief amount for care grade 1 and restructuring some benefits. Until the law is enacted, the amounts shown here apply.

Service types

Which kind of help fits?

2,536 Home care services Personal care, help in the household and prescribed treatment care in your own home. 758 Day care centres Care and company during the day in a centre, back home in the evening. 345 Emergency call providers Alarm button on the wrist or as a pendant, connected to a 24-hour control centre. 223 Home intensive care Out-of-hospital intensive care at home, for example with ventilation. 330 Senior assistance & everyday support Company, supervision and everyday relief, often paid via the relief amount.

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Guide

Care at home, clearly explained

All guides
Emergency call & technology Home emergency call (Hausnotruf) costs in 2026: what care insurance pays Home emergency call 2026: care insurance covers the basic tariff from care grade 1, €27 net a month since 1 April 2026. Eligibility, application, extras. Care benefits & costs Care allowance (Pflegegeld) 2026: what German care insurance pays per grade Care allowance (Pflegegeld) 2026: €347 at care grade 2 up to €990 at grade 5 per month. Eligibility, advisory visits, combining with home care and tax rules. Care benefits & costs Care grades 1 to 5 in Germany: how the points work and what each grade pays German care grades (Pflegegrade) 1 to 5 explained: points from 12.5 to 100, the six assessment modules and their weighting, and benefits per grade in 2026. Organising care at home Choosing a home care service in Germany: a 20-question checklist for the first meeting How to choose a home care service in Germany: check approval, service area, cost estimate and care contract. With a 20-question checklist for the first meeting. Care benefits & costs The €131 relief amount (Entlastungsbetrag): what it covers and how to claim it Relief amount (Entlastungsbetrag) 2026: €131 a month from care grade 1 for recognised services. What it covers, how to claim, carry-over and planned reform. Care benefits & costs Day care for older people in Germany: what care insurance pays and what you pay Day care (Tagespflege) in Germany 2026: care insurance pays €721 to €2,085 a month on top of the care allowance. Own share, relief amount, transport, example.

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Frequently asked questions

What does care insurance pay for a home care service?

As benefits in kind, German long-term care insurance pays up to €796 a month at care grade 2, €1,497 at grade 3, €1,859 at grade 4 and €2,299 at grade 5 (§ 36 SGB XI). The service bills the fund directly; anything above that you pay yourself.

Does care insurance pay for a home emergency call system?

From care grade 1 the fund can cover the basic tariff as a technical care aid if you live alone or are largely alone during the day and an emergency could happen at any time. Since 1 April 2026 the basic tariff is €27 net a month; how much is covered depends on the provider's contract with your fund.

How do providers get into the directory?

Basic listings come from publicly available Google Places data (as of Oct 2026) and were strictly filtered: only home care services, day care centres, emergency call providers, care advice and everyday support are included, no nursing homes, hospitals, doctors or pharmacies. Providers can claim, update or remove their listing.

Does caalyx rate the quality of care services?

No. We show the Google average rating with source and date, but no quality score of our own. A personal meeting, a written cost estimate and our checklist of questions help you choose.