Abstract
An analysis of access to nursing and care services within long-term residential care based on data from the first half of 2023
Department of Long-Term Care Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Department of Family and Geriatric Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Poland
Aim
The study aimed to analyze the availability of long-term care for patients in Poland based on the number of people waiting in line for a place in long-term residential care, using data from the first half of 2023 as an example.
Material and methods
The research material consisted of data from the Department of Health Care Services of the Ministry of Health, showing the number of waiting patients for admission to inpatient long-term care facilities during the first half of 2023.
Results
The total number of cases waiting for a place in long-term residential care in Poland in July 2023 was 14 514, which was an average of 37.6 people / 100,000. Inhabitants 2,009 people were urgently waiting for a place in long-term residential care (including 597 waiting for the NCF, and 1 412 for the TCF).
Conclusions
The highest number of patients waiting for long-term care services was observed in Lesser Poland, Opole, and Lower Silesia. The lowest number of waiting patients for inpatient long-term care services was observed among residents of the Greater Poland, Podlaskie, and Warmia-Masuria provinces.Further organizational measures are necessary to develop long-term care and create conditions for increasing its availability, enabling the realization of high-quality services. Such measures are being taken, but their effectiveness is insufficient. The number of people waiting for a placement in NCF or TCF was high in the first half of 2023, resulting in long waiting lines for admission to these facilities.
Keywords
long-term care, availability of care, organization of care
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