The financial burden for nursing home residents in Germany has reached a new peak. According to an evaluation by the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Funds (Verband der Ersatzkassen), residents in their first year in a facility had to pay an average of 3,364 euros per month out of their own pockets as of July 1st. This is 119 euros more than at the beginning of the year and 256 euros more than in July 2025. Nursing care is particularly expensive in Bremen at 3,761 euros and in Saarland at 3,695 euros, while Saxony-Anhalt remains below the 3,000-euro threshold at 2,891 euros.