RNCCI
Published 8 November 2026, 20:40
RNCCI — Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados (long-term care network)
A state network that bridges hospital and home: inpatient units and teams where people complete their treatment, recover and receive care once they no longer need acute care but cannot manage at home on their own. There are short-, medium- and long-stay units and a separate strand for mental health. You cannot refer yourself: a doctor has to refer you.
Where you come across it. After a stroke, a fracture or major surgery; it is also where a person being cared for can be placed to give their carer a break.
Getting a place depends on bed availability, and the family also pays for the social part of the care, with its share calculated from income per head. During a carer's break this share is cut to 65%.
Official website: seg-social.pt