It is advisable to check if the person who needs the care is medically insured. For more information about the terms for financial assistance from the medical insurance, see:
clalit , meuhedet , maccabi , leumit
Eligibility is always social and therefore dependent on the level of income of the applicant. The National Insurance Institute: The Long-Term Care Insurance Law in Israel entitles the elderly who are found by the National Insurance Institute to depend on others, during the hours of treatment by a caregiver at the expense of the National Insurance Institute The degree of dependence found will determine the number of "nursing hours" Check your eligibility here
The Foundation for Holocaust Victims in Israel: provides additional "hours of care" at its expense to Holocaust survivors who receive maximum eligibility from the National Insurance Institute. To download a form for the Holocaust Victims Fund click here. You can contact us and we will guide you through filling out and sending the form to its destination.
Other funds: "Verity", which provide "hours of care" at their expense for a period of time to the needy who meet their criteria. For more information and forms you can contact us or Click here
Forgotten Pension Savings and life insurance policies
Link (click here) gives information about one's funds accounts by ID number, even after one's death.
One of our clients had located there her father's provident funds long after he had passed away, and thanks to this money she managed to provide her old sick mother with a completely different standard of living.
I myself have tried this websire and found an old forgotten account.
