Night care is intended to support home care. You can make use of night care services if home care cannot be provided to a sufficient extent or if this is necessary to supplement or strengthen home care. Within the framework of the maximum benefit amounts, the long-term care insurance fund covers the care-related expenses, including the expenses for care, and the expenses for the medical treatment care services required in the facility. The costs for accommodation and meals as well as separately calculable investment costs, on the other hand, must always be borne privately. Night care facilities look after people in need of care who need help with going to bed, getting up and with personal hygiene measures. Night care facilities are often used by people with dementia who have a disturbed day-night rhythm. If they are accommodated in a night care facility at night, the relatives can sleep through the night and take care of the person in need of care during the day. Persons in need of care in care grades 2 to 5 can claim part-time inpatient day and night care in addition to outpatient care benefits in kind, care allowance or the combination benefit according to Section 38 without being offset against these entitlements.
