Overview

• Since January 2025 Pflegegeld payments rose by 4.5%, delivering between €347 and €990 monthly according to assessed Pflegegrad and guided by on-site evaluations from the Medizinische Dienst.
• Pflegegeld remains non-earmarked but must support actual home care services, with misuse or failure to document caregiving risking benefit reduction or cancellation.
• Pflegekassen continue to subsidize barrier-free home adaptations—covering up to €4,180 per person per measure for installations like accessible showers and stairlifts.
• Consumer advocates from Verbraucherzentrale Rheinland-Pfalz and Sozialverband VdK Bayern warn that automated telemarketing calls are misleading recipients into costly monthly Pflegebox contracts and urge verification of provider credentials.
• Bavaria’s supplemental Landespflegegeld of €1,000 annually per recipient is slated for a 50% cut on claims from 2026 amid broader federal-state discussions over long-term care financing.