People who attend Medium-Term Care and Rehabilitation Units (UMDR – RNCCI)

Public Policy Measure

The National Network for Long-term Integrated Care – Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados (RNCCI) consists of continuing healthcare and/or social support units and teams, and a set of integrated continuing mental healthcare units and teams, which originate from local community services, covering hospitals, health centres, social security services, entities form social economy and local authorities. The RNCCI is implemented by the Ministries of Health and Labour, Solidarity and Social Security.

The Medium-Term Care and Rehabilitation Units – Unidade de Média Duração e Reabilitação (UMDR) are residential units with their own physical space, coordinated with the acute care hospital to provide clinical care, rehabilitation and psychosocial support for clinical situations arising from recovery from an acute process or decompensation of a chronic pathological process, to people with a temporary loss of autonomy that is potentially recoverable.
The purpose of these units is clinical stabilisation, assessment and comprehensive rehabilitation of the person. The period of stay in the UMDR is expected to be more than 30 and less than 90 consecutive days for each admission.

The legislation regulating this public policy measure is Decree-Law No. 101/2006 of 6 June in its current wording.

History

Entities

• Direção Executiva do SNS, IP (DE-SNS)
• Instituto da Segurança Social, IP (ISS)

Legislation or Reference Documents

• Order No. 162/2025/1, of 9 April

ODS

ODS 3 – Garantir o acesso à saúde de qualidade e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades