Long-term care facilities [24] | Type of facility | Characteristics | Similar foreign facility |
Sanatorium medical facility for older people needing long-term care | Public | Medical long-term care facilities | Geriatric hospital [5] |
Intensive care home for older people | Public | Permanent residence for older people | Care home in the United States [4] |
Long-term care health facilities | Public | Intermediate between facilities providing mainly medical and mainly residential care; these have a varied mix of care types | Nursing home in the United States [4] |
Fee-based home for older people | Private | A private long-term care facility for older people. The service provided varies between facilities | Private nursing home in the United Kingdom |
Group home for older people with dementia | Public | Small-scale, homelike facilities | Group living in Sweden [25] |
Short-term admission facilities | Both | Provide residential services for up to 30 consecutive days | |
Care facility for older people | Public (residents do not need long-term care insurance) | Long-term care facilities; managed by municipalities |