Definition
Ongoing care outside hospital for someone who is ill or disabled, arranged and funded by the NHS. This type of care can be provided anywhere, and can include the full cost of a place in a nursing home. It is provided when a person’s need for day to day support is mostly due to their need for health care, rather than social care.
The government provides guidance to the NHS on how people should be assessed for continuing health care, and who is entitled to receive it.