Continuing health care

What is continuing health care?

Health care continuing  is a package of care arranged and funded solely by the Health care. It is awarded depending on whether a person's primary need is a health need. It can be provided in a range of settings, including an Health care hospital, a care home or someone's own home.

 What is the National Framework for continuing healthcare?

 In October 2007 the Department of Health produced new guidance that sets out a system for deciding eligibility for continuing healthcare. This is called the National Framework for Continuing Health care and health care funded Nursing care. The Framework sets out the factors that are considered to decide whether someone meets the criteria for Continuing Healthcare.

Alzheimer's Society campaigned for many years for national eligibility criteria for continuing health care and therefore welcomed the introduction of the National Framework for continuing healthcare.

Since its introduction, the number of people receiving continuing health care has increased from 27,822 at the end of September 2007 to 46,599 at the end of March 2009. It is encouraging that more people are receiving  continuing health care but it is important to note that this figure includes people with all types of illness and not just dementia.

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