Nursing Home Pre-Admission Assessment

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Respite admission refers to a temporary stay in nursing care. The stay can last from a few days to eight weeks. The goal of respite care is to enable people to continue living in their own homes.

Respite or rehabilitation admission to nursing care

• Older adults living in their own homes have the option of being admitted to a nursing home for rest/rehabilitation.

• Applications are sent to the nursing home pre-admission assessment committee in the health region where the older adult's legal domicile is. The application must be processed within seven days.

• Respite/rehabilitation admission may be granted when the person who has cared for the elderly needs rest, cannot care for older adults, or requires temporary care and rehabilitation.

• In exceptional cases, healthcare personnel may consider emergency respite admission necessary.

More information

• Staying in an institution - Social Insurance Administration