Field help: (2021) The person in need of care has been determined to have the following care level or the following mark:

Specify the nursing care level (Pflegegrad) of the person receiving nursing care.

The highest care level determined in the calendar year is decisive for the consideration of the nursing care allowance. The categorisation into a care degree is carried out by the Medical Service, formerly the Medical Service of the Health Insurance (MDK).

• Care level 1: Slight impairment of mobility or abilities.
• Care level 2: Significant impairment of mobility or abilities
• Care level 3: Severe impairment of mobility or abilities
• Care level 4: Very severe impairment of mobility or abilities
• Care level 5: Extremely severe impairment of mobility or abilities with special requirements for nursing care.

Please prove the need for nursing care by presenting the relevant notice (e.g. from the nursing care insurance fund (Pflegekasse)) or a severely disabled pass with the mark "H" (Schwerbehindertenausweis).

Care level 1 represents the lowest level of need for care. This level means a slight impairment of mobility. The nursing care allowance is not granted for nursing care level 1.