Vocabulary
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Pflegegrad
/ˈpfleːɡəˌɡʁaːt/· noun· Pl. die Pflegegrade
care level (one of the five levels of need in German long-term care insurance)
Since 2017 long-term care insurance sorts need into five Pflegegrade, from 1 (slight loss of independence) to 5 (the most severe). An assessor from the medical service visits the person at home; the higher the Pflegegrad, the more money and services the Pflegekasse pays.
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Forms
- Singular
- der Pflegegrad
- Plural
- die Pflegegrade
- Genitiv
- des Pflegegrads
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Pflegegrad
care level
Ich schlage vor, dass wir einen höheren Pflegegrad beantragen.
I suggest we apply for a higher care level.
Word family
Pflegegraddie Pflegecare, nursingder Graddegree, leveldie Pflegestufecare level (the old system, until 2016)pflegebedürftigin need of care
Common combinations
- einen Pflegegrad beantragento apply for a care level
- Pflegegrad 3 habento have care level 3
- in einen höheren Pflegegrad eingestuft werdento be placed in a higher care level
Common learner mistakes
- Sie hat Pflegestufe 3.Sie hat Pflegegrad 3.The Pflegestufen were replaced by five Pflegegrade in 2017, though older people still often say Pflegestufe.
Real examples
- Meine Mutter hat seit letztem Jahr Pflegegrad 2.My mother has had care level 2 since last year.
- Für einen höheren Pflegegrad kommt der Medizinische Dienst zur Begutachtung nach Hause.For a higher care level the medical service comes to the home to carry out an assessment.
- Je höher der Pflegegrad, desto mehr zahlt die Pflegekasse.The higher the care level, the more the care insurance pays.
