Substitute care ( "care prevention")
With a home-based care, which is longer than 6 months, the use of a "care prevention" through a substitute is possible (§ 39 SGB XI). The condition is that the caregiver due to illness, vacation or other reasons (eg birthdays, gardening, visits to a doctor,..) " the care is hindered." For the grant of substitute care, it is not necessary that the caregiver is absent. The costs are adjusted annually for a period of up to a total of 4 weeks and up to a maximum of 1470 € over. The substitute may also be a professional nursing act. During the period in receipt of care rests prevent the receipt of Attendance Allowance. On the first and last day of care is the prevention care allowance is paid. If the caregiver is less than 8 hours to prevent, are so-called "hourly prevention care." is The care money is not reduced and the period is not extended to the maximum time period of 28 days into account.

Short-term care
In the short-term care, in the event the costs of an inpatient stay in a nursing home for up to 4 weeks in a calendar year up to an amount from 1470 € are taken. The care-related costs are able to be taken. The costs for accommodation, meals and investment are themselves raise (Exception: If dementia can also be costs in the context of "care services for needy areas of significant need for general" be refunded. Performance reasons, for example, can leave the carer, or a short-term increased need for care to be (this Short-term care is not own benefit of the Care insurance, but an additional performance on existing home care). Shot-term care is opposite the semi subordinated care (§ 42 para 1 SGB XI [29]), namely the maintenance fund may in some cases by the MDK check whether partial inpatient care enough to care about the cover.