Digital care application under § 40b SGB XI

Someone who guides you through care.
Step by step.

AutaVia tells you out loud and in your language what to do now – with audio and short videos for every step. Paced, understandable, with clear limits on who may do what.

Up to €40 / month from the care insurance fundCare grades 1–5No medical prescription needed
1

Paced workflow

A clear sequence of steps with realistic timing instead of searching and asking. You always see where you are.

2

Audio and video instead of reading

In care, both hands are busy. Every step is guided by voice and shown in a short video.

3

In your language

The entire guidance, AI-supported, in the language the caregiver speaks.

Starting point

Home care carries the main load – with the thinnest support.

The vast majority of people in need of care in Germany are cared for at home. Exactly where care is least standardised, professional support is weakest.

Onboarding is expensive and slow

New staff learn by shadowing. That ties up an experienced professional for days to weeks.

Language barriers block qualification

The hurdle lies in communication, not in ability. German-language standards are a bottleneck.

Competence boundaries are unclear

Who may do what is regulated by law but rarely present in everyday life – with risk in both directions.

Workflows are not paced

A visit without structure takes longer, varies in quality and is harder to document.

How it works

The care visit is not looked up, it is guided.

CHOOSE VISIT
Mrs Kern, 08:30Basic care - 7 steps - 25 min
Mr Adler, 10:15Wound care - 5 steps
Mrs Öztürk, 13:00Mobilisation - 6 steps

01 — Einsatz öffnen

Der Tag liegt als Liste vor. Jeder Einsatz ist ein hinterlegtes Programm mit fester Schrittzahl.

CHOOSE LANGUAGE
Deutsch
Türkçe
Polski
Română
Tagalog

02 — Sprache einstellen

Nicht einzelne übersetzte Inhalte, sondern die ganze Anwendung – Text, Audio und Video.

WORK WITH GUIDANCE
Put on gloves, lay out material
Audio playing - 0:22
Done

03 — Schritt für Schritt

Gesprochene Anleitung, kurzes Video, sichtbare Restzeit. Ein Tipp beendet den Schritt.

COMPLETED
23:407 of 7 steps - role-compliant
Documentationcomplete
Handover note1
To care servicesent

04 — Dokumentiert

Der Ablauf dokumentiert sich beim Abarbeiten selbst – nicht abends aus dem Gedächtnis.

Roles & permissions

Every role sees exactly the steps it is authorised for.

AutaVia knows the qualification of the signed-in person. Activities reserved for a higher qualification level are not just hidden but marked as such – including a note on who may take them over.

Family carersNursing assistantsMedical assistantsHome nursing staffRegistered nurses
Wound care - 5 stepsRole: family carer
Prepare material and work surface
Disinfect hands, put on gloves
Wound assessment and dressing changeReserved for registered nurses. Taken over by: Pflegedienst Nordlicht, 14:00.
4Document positioning and observation
5Dispose of material, complete visit

For everyone who provides care at home.

The same guidance, at different depths – depending on who takes on the visit.

Family carers

No training, high responsibility. Concrete step-by-step guidance and the certainty of doing the right thing.

Newcomers to care

A guided start without a professional constantly at your side, with clear competence boundaries.

Staff with another first language

Professionally suited, slowed down by language. Complete guidance in your own language.

Registered nurses

Paced workflow, less instruction effort for colleagues, documentation runs alongside.

Cost coverage

Up to €70 a month from the care insurance fund.

Since 1 January 2026, the care insurance reimburses digital care applications far more broadly than before. The budget is not offset against care allowance, benefits in kind or the relief amount.

40 €

monatlich für die Anwendung

Für Pflegebedürftige der Pflegegrade 1–5 in häuslicher Versorgung, nach § 40b SGB XI.

30 €

monatlich für die Begleitung

Ergänzende Unterstützungsleistungen durch einen ambulanten Pflegedienst, der AutaVia mit einführt.

So kommen Sie an die Leistung

01Informal application to your care insurance fund – no medical prescription needed.
02Receive the activation code and enter it in the app.
03Choose your role, start the care programme.
Check your entitlement in 2 minutes

AutaVia is in the approval procedure as a digital care application. Reimbursement requires inclusion in the BfArM DiPA directory. Legal basis: §§ 40a, 40b, 78a SGB XI in the version in force since 1 January 2026.

For physicians

Two routes, two payers. AutaVia keeps them cleanly apart.

Your patients do not need a prescription for the app itself – it is a benefit of the care insurance fund under SGB XI. What you can prescribe is home nursing care, which AutaVia then guides and documents. The two interlock but run on separate routes.

In brief
AutaVia als DiPA: formloser Antrag bei der Pflegekasse, keine ärztliche Verordnung, kein Budget aus Ihrem Verordnungsvolumen.
Häusliche Krankenpflege: Ihre Verordnung nach § 37 SGB V – seit 01.07.2026 in der Regel elektronisch, sonst auf Muster 12.

The route to prescribed home nursing care

01 - PRACTICE

Issue the prescription

Diagnosis, measure, frequency and duration. First prescriptions usually up to 14 days, follow-up prescriptions longer.

02 - PATIENT

Submit to the health insurance fund

Within a few working days of issue – then the fund covers the costs already during the review.

03 - INSURANCE FUND

Approval

The health insurance fund reviews, if necessary via the Medical Service. Rejections are justified.

04 - CARE SERVICE

Scan in AutaVia

The care service scans the prescription. The paced care programme is created from it automatically.

05 - FEEDBACK

Progress back to the practice

Execution, wound progress and abnormalities come back in a structured way – in time for the follow-up prescription.

What you get out of it

Fewer call-backs about how to carry out measures, documented role compliance and a record that justifies the follow-up prescription professionally instead of guessing it. With the extended competences of nursing professionals under the BEEP Act it stays traceable who took over which measure.

Information material for your practice

Two pages on the distinction between DiPA and home nursing care, plus a patient sheet for the application to the care insurance fund.

Request practice material
For home care services

Shorter onboarding, verifiable role compliance.

Alongside the application for people in need of care, AutaVia is available as a tool for services: role and competence control, onboarding module, prescription scan and visit documentation – with a dashboard for management.

Role matrixPermissions per qualification, maintained centrally.
OnboardingA guided start instead of weeks of shadowing.
Prescription scanScan the prescription, the care programme is created automatically.
DashboardVisit duration, completeness and role compliance at a glance.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a medical prescription?

No. Access to a digital care application works via an informal application to the care insurance fund.

Which languages are available?

At launch: German, Turkish, Polish, Romanian and Tagalog. More languages are added continuously, as multilingualism is built into the entire system.

Does AutaVia replace the care service?

No. AutaVia guides what your own qualification allows and makes visible which activity a professional has to take over.

What happens to my data?

Usage and progress data are collected in compliance with data protection law and for a defined purpose, to scientifically prove the nursing benefit. The data protection concept follows the BfArM criteria.

See a care visit from the inside.

Two minutes through a complete workflow – paced, spoken, with video.