Number of long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities (Eurostat)
| Quick info | |
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| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Metric |
| Value labels | Not applicable |
| Technical name | health_LTC_provision_LTCbeds_Num_Eurostat |
| Category | Health and long-term care |
| Label | Number of long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities (Eurostat) |
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This indicators measures the number of long-term care beds of the health care provider nursing and residential care facilities following the System of Health Accounts (SHA; OECD et al. 2011). The category of "residential long-term care facilities" (SHA HP.2) comprises establishments that are primarily engaged in providing residential long-term care that combines nursing, supervisory or other types of care as required by the residents. In these establishments, a significant part of the production process and the care provided is a mix of health and social services, with the health services being largely at the level of nursing care, in combination with personal care services. The medical components of care are, however, much less intensive than those provided in hospitals. "Long-term nursing care facilities" (SHA HP.2.1) is a subcategory of these establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services for long-term care patients. Beds in nursing (SHA HP.2.1) and residential care facilities (SHA HP.2) are available beds for people requiring ongoing health and nursing care due to chronic impairments and a reduced degree of independence in activities of daily living (ADL) in establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care combined with either nursing, supervision or other types of care as required by the residents. The care provided can be a mix of health and social services.
Coding rules
For further discussion of the boundaries and measurement of the health care functions on residential long-term care facilities see OECD et al. 2011, pp. 133-135.
For additional documentation on the indicator by Eurostat see Eurostat n.d.
Bibliographic info
Citation: Eurostat. 27.11.2018. "Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 regions[hlth_rs_bdsns]." http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_rs_bdsns&lang=en.
Related publications:
- Eurostat. n.d. "Health care resources (hlth_res). Eurostat metadata." https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/hlth_res_esms.htm.
Misc
Project manager(s): A04 project, main responsible person Johanna Fischer
Data release:
- Version 0.001: Initial release
Revisions: No revisions yet
Sources
- Eurostat. 27.11.2018. "Long-term care beds in nursing and residential care facilities by NUTS 2 regions[hlth_rs_bdsns]." http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=hlth_rs_bdsns&lang=en.