<p>^^^ This is truly the law in ALL of Germany. My dad is from Germany. I have a half sister who still lives there and she visits me every year. Our father was in a long term nursing facility for years in The States. My half sister and I always talked about this at great length because of the problem our generation is having in Germany caring and being responsible for their parents care. She sees it as fortunate that our father spent his last years in the US…where we did not have to be responsible financially. </p>