- Which laws apply to opening care homes?
- Is the care home operator required to have a presence in the local jurisdiction?
- Is a special legal form required for a care home?
- How are the governing bodies of the care home regulated?
- Is a concession or approval by any regulatory authority required to open a care home?
- Is a care home restricted in the performance of activities on the local market?
- Are there any restrictions on how care homes may use their profits?
- Does the government provide any type of subsidy?
- Is there a supervisory authority in relation to the activities of the care home?
- What is the number of inhabitants?
- What is the number of inhabitants older than 65 (in %)?
- What is the number of care homes?
- Is there a waiting list?
- What institutions regulate and monitor the health and social care services?
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1. Which laws apply to opening care homes?
Principal regulations: the Social Services Act and its implementing Decree.
An amendment to the act might come into effect in 2020 as it is now at the beginning of legislative procedure.
2. Is the care home operator required to have a presence in the local jurisdiction?
Yes, the operator is obliged to have a presence in the local jurisdiction.
The operator could be EU-based individual person or legal entity if the services are performed on temporary and occasional bases.
3. Is a special legal form required for a care home?
No. The legal form for care homes is derived from the legal form of the operator. Therefore, the services provided by care homes could be provided either by public bodies or privately, by individual persons or legal entities.
4. How are the governing bodies of the care home regulated?
There are no special provisions that regulate the governing bodies of care homes. If a care home is managed by private legal entity, the general provisions of the Civil Code and Business Corporations Act apply.
5. Is a concession or approval by any regulatory authority required to open a care home?
Yes. Firstly, the potential operator needs to submit organisational rules of the future care home with the regional hygiene station. The authority will decide within 30 days. After these are approved, the applicant submits the application to register social services with the relevant regional office.
The office will decide within 30 days.
6. Is a care home restricted in the performance of activities on the local market?
A care home will be registered only to perform services based on the Social Services Act. Should it choose to perform other services, these will have to be based on a different authorisation.
7. Are there any restrictions on how care homes may use their profits?
No.
8. Does the government provide any type of subsidy?
No. In both public and private care homes the fees are paid from the elderly person’s income, their pension. However, individuals who are considered dependent are entitled to a special care allowance which can be transferred directly to care homes.
9. Is there a supervisory authority in relation to the activities of the care home?
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs monitors the provision of social services, of which care homes are a part.
10. What is the number of inhabitants?
~10.65m (source: World Bank)
11. What is the number of inhabitants older than 65 (in %)?
19,42% (source: World Bank)
12. What is the number of care homes?
There are no reliable statistics.
13. Is there a waiting list?
There are no reliable statistics.
14. What institutions regulate and monitor the health and social care services?
N/A
