Pflegewohngeld

§ Section 14 APG NRW (funding for fully inpatient long-term care facilities (residential care allowance))

§ Section 16 APG DVO NRW (Ordinance on the Implementation of the North Rhine-Westphalia Elderly and Nursing Care Act and in accordance with Section 8a SGB XI)

SGB X (social administration procedures and social data protection)

§ Section 14 SGB XI (definition of the need for care)

Chapter 11 SGB XII (income and assets assessment)

§ Section 91 SGB XII (care allowance as a loan)

§ Section 93 SGB XII (Transfer of entitlements)

If you are a person in need of care in a nursing home in North Rhine-Westphalia, you can apply for a grant.

This care allowance is granted as a subsidy towards the investment costs of the care facility. The amount depends on the income and assets of the person in need of care and requires classification in at least care grade 2.

• Allowance for full inpatient accommodation in a care facility
• dependent on the income and assets of the person in need of care
• requires classification in at least care grade 2
• Benefit is granted for one year and paid directly to the care facility
• Application to the municipality where the person entitled to apply last lived