Offers for support in everyday life – recognition, registration, support

The aim and task of the support services for everyday life is to maintain the independence of those in need of care, to relieve the burden on caregiving relatives and to prevent them from falling ill themselves due to the time-consuming and complex care. Home care enables those affected to remain in their own four walls for as long as possible. Offers for support in everyday life can be recognized under state law and funded under certain conditions.

Important information – Recognition and registration

Recognition

Offers for support in everyday life that those in need of care wish to take advantage of via the monthly relief amount require recognition under state law. Recognition guarantees those in need of care the high and consistent quality of the services. To make it easier for those affected and providers to contact each other, the addresses of the recognized services in Bavaria are published on the websites of the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care, the Bavarian State Office for Care, the specialist agencies for dementia and care and the care insurance funds.

The application for recognition can be submitted to the Bavarian State Office for Nursing at any time. Recognition can be applied for the following services: Care group, volunteer helper circle, quality-assured day care in private households, household-related services, everyday companions and care companions.

The recognition procedure is aimed at a variety of service providers and providers. For example, everyday support services can be provided by non-statutory welfare associations and their affiliated organizations, outpatient services, neighbourhood help, associations, private providers or individuals.

You can find more information on the individual types of offer here.

Registration and recognition of individuals

Since January 2021, the provision of everyday support services by individuals has been possible under certain quality criteria. This is intended both to maintain the existing and well-functioning structures and to create new, very low-threshold opportunities for voluntary and full-time individual helpers. The recognition or registration of individuals is possible under certain conditions for individuals working on a voluntary basis and for self-employed individuals.

Self-employed individuals

The Bavarian State Office for Care is responsible for recognizing individuals in the context of self-employment. The legal basis for the recognition procedure is provided by § 80, § 81 and § 82 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of Social Security Laws (AVSG) in conjunction with No. 1.3.2 of the Notes on the Implementation of the AVSG. No. 1.3.2 of the notes on the implementation of the AVSG.

Requirements for the recognition of individuals in the context of self-employment:

  • These are household-related services or everyday assistance.
  • The individual is a suitable specialist
  • All requirements according to § 82 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 AVSG are fulfilled.

Responsible body: Bavarian State Office for Care

Individual volunteers

Individual volunteers can register with the regional specialist dementia and care offices in the administrative district in which the support is provided. Once registered, the offer of support in everyday life is recognized.

Requirements for the registration of individuals working on a voluntary basis:

  • The individual is a natural person aged 16 or over.
  • She is neither related by blood or marriage up to the second degree to the person in need of care, nor does she live with them in the same household.
  • The individual is demonstrably qualified for the target group and activity or has completed at least the required basic training of eight teaching units.
  • It has adequate insurance cover.
  • The expense allowance is well below the minimum wage applicable to the activity in question and does not appear to exceed the individual’s expenses for their voluntary work. The expense allowance for the voluntary support of a person with care needs may be tax-free in accordance with Section 3 No. 36 of the Income Tax Act.
  • No more than three people with care needs are supported per month.

Responsible authorities: Regional specialist center for dementia and care in your administrative district

Everyday support services are funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care together with the National Association of Long-Term Care Insurance Funds as part of project funding with fixed lump sums. The funding is primarily aimed at services that are supported by civic engagement. It is used to finance expense allowances for volunteers as well as the necessary personnel and material costs incurred in connection with the coordination and organization of the services and the professional guidance provided by specialists.

Applications must be submitted to the Bavarian State Office for Care by December 31 of the year preceding the funding year at the latest . If, in addition to applying for funding for support services for everyday life, you also intend to apply for funding for work with relatives (specialist center for caregiving relatives), you should apply for both types of funding together in one funding application . The proof of use must be submitted with the corresponding factual report by April 1st of the following year at the latest

Funding can be applied for for the following services: Care group, volunteer helper circle, quality-assured day care in private households, volunteer household-related services, volunteer everyday companions and volunteer care companions, provided that these services are recognized under Bavarian state law or recognition for these services is applied for at the same time.

You can find more information on the individual types of offer here.

There are also funding opportunities for family groups and for training / further education.

Information about the requirements can be found here:

In principle, the Bavarian State Office for Care is the competent authority for the recognition and promotion of offers of support in everyday life. The regional specialist offices for dementia and care in Bavaria are responsible for the registration and therefore also the recognition of individuals working on a voluntary basis.

Specialist questions about everyday support and advice:

The Bavarian Dementia and Care Specialist Unit and the regional dementia and care specialist units in the seven administrative districts are also available to answer technical questions about the support services for everyday life, in particular the development and expansion of these services.

The current forms available under the following links should be used for the application.

Please save the forms on your computer before filling them out.

Recognition

You can find further information and an online application form for recognition on the website of the Bavarian Dementia and Care Center.

Promotion

Further information and an online application form can be found on the website of the Bavarian Dementia and Care Center.

Annexes to the applications

Important information and other forms

Bavarian State Office for Nursing
Department 44
Mildred-Scheel-Str. 4
92224 Amberg
09621 9669-2542
senioren-und-pflege@lfp.bayern.de

Telephone service times:
Mon-Fri, 10.00-12.00
Mon & Thu, 14.00-16.00