definition
strict definition
extended care
A hospital or medical care facility providing beds for multi-day, long-term, or indefinite patient stays.
An extended care facility is a hospital or long-term medical care facility, which includes beds for multi-day or indefinite stays by patients.
Accommodation allows care to continue across more than one day. A facility can provide either a planned period of treatment or an indefinite stay.
The category includes hospitals and other long-term medical care facilities. An outpatient consultation room without patient-stay beds has a different care arrangement.
