Care centers and training

Care centers were established following the requirements of § 92c SGB XI (valid from July 1, 2008) within the scope of the Care Development Act (“Pflege-Weiterentwicklungsgesetz”).

Care centers are required by law to provide independent and comprehensive advice. The advice which they provide does not focus on finding a residential care facility, but seeks to establish the requirements which enable those requiring care to remain in their familiar domestic setting. The centers principally provide advice regarding:

• Alterations to residential space
• Financial support
  
  

Qualified consultation is available from

• SPOTS ("Stützpunkt offene Türen für Senioren") and
• the Haus der Bonner Altenhilfe.

Holders of statutory health insurance

All care funds offer their members free-of-charge training care programs.

Participants acquire a theoretical and practical understanding of care work. These courses are suitable for people who are facing the prospect of caring for close relatives or who are already involved in providing such care. 

Many care funds run training schemes related to specific conditions such as dementia or Parkinson’s. 

Individual training sessions can also be arranged in a domestic setting.

Holders of private health insurance

Compass provides a free-of-charge telephone advice service for holders of private health insurance.