Overview

• Petra Köpping proposes limiting the monthly amount residents personally pay for a nursing-home place to €1,000.
• She cites a wide affordability gap in Saxony, where first-year resident contributions average more than €2,800 while the typical pension is just over €1,400.
• Köpping says costs above the cap should be covered by long-term care insurance and argues that higher premiums alone are not a sufficient fix.
• The federal–state commission formed in July is tasked with presenting options for long-term care financing by the end of the year.
• Thuringia’s social minister Katharina Schenk and BSW leader Sahra Wagenknecht back a €1,000 limit, and earlier proposals by Jens Spahn sought a €700 cap for 36 months, as the Federal Audit Office warns of a funding gap exceeding €12 billion by 2029 without reforms.