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Berlin (dpa / th) - In Thuringia, people in need of care have to pay an average of 1650 euros out of their own pocket for a place in the home.
On a nationwide average, the own contributions rose to 1648 euros, as can be seen from data from the Association of Substitute Funds (vdek) as of January 1st.
That was 84 euros more than in July of last year and 326 euros more than at the beginning of 2019. Thuringia is still below the national average of 2068 euros per month.
In a comparison of the federal states, the most expensive homes remain in North Rhine-Westphalia, with own contributions now averaging 2460 euros.
In contrast, the burden in Saxony-Anhalt is lowest at 1,465 euros.
On the one hand, the sums include the co-payment for pure care and support.
Because, unlike health insurance, long-term care insurance only bears part of the costs.
For home residents, there are also costs for accommodation, meals and investments in the facilities.
The co-payment for pure care alone rose to a national average of 831 euros per month, after it was 786 euros on July 1, 2020.
In Thuringia, this value rose from 490 to 554 euros in the same period.
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The honorary chairman of the Association of Substitute Funds, Uwe Klemens, called on the federal states to assume the investment costs for the care facilities in order to relieve those in need of care.
The 100 euros proposed by Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) were not enough.
They did not even cover a quarter of the national average investment costs of 458 euros that people in need of care would have to pay per month.
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Link to vdek data own shares as of July 1, 2020
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vdek data own shares as of January 1, 2019
vdek data own shares as of January 1, 2018
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