Nursing

Nursing care is vital for individuals who face challenges performing daily activities due to physical or mental impairments. A nursing allowance can provide financial support to those in need, assisting them in leading a more comfortable life. This section explores the eligibility conditions for nursing allowance, highlighting different aspects of daily living that may necessitate nursing support.

Eligibility and Conditions for Nursing Allowance – Who is eligible?

• Transitions: A person with the inability to get up and sit independently , to move from position to position – from sitting to standing or from lying down to sitting.
• Mobility: A person with the inability to move independently from one place to another.
• Dressing: A person with the inability to dress and/or undress on their own without assistance.
• Bathing:  A person with the inability to shower or bathe in the bathtub or in any other acceptable way on their own, including the inability to enter and exit the bathroom alone.
• Control over the sphincters: A person with the inability to control their sphincter resulting in the inability to defecate independently.
• Eating and drinking: A person with the inability to eat and drink without assistance in any way.

It is important to note that the definitions are being redefined and updated periodically by the insurance supervisor.

Mental Exhaustion Criterion

Another possible criterion for eligibility for maximum nursing allowance is a state of mental exhaustion, characterized by impairment of the insured’s cognitive activity and intellectual ability, including impairment of memory, impairment of judgment and disorientation of time and place. In order to prove mental exhaustion, neurological findings and the determination of a specialist doctor are required.