Residential care with nursing - service category overview

The person may:

• have a cognitive impairment and/or be physically frail and
• have care and support needs which include those outlined in Category 2 (residential – high level needs) and
• will include a requirement for health care tasks that can:

1. only be met in a care home with nursing or
2. will be most appropriately met in a care home with nursing

or

• have requirement for health care tasks that can:

1. only be met in a care home with nursing or
2. will be most appropriately met in a care home with nursing

The person will:

• have a cognitive impairment and/or be physically frail and
• have middle or later stage dementia or other mental health care needs, which may include behaviours that require the development of a Positive Behaviour Support Plan and
• have care and support needs which include those outlined in Category 2 (Residential – high level needs) and Category 3 (Nursing) and
• include a requirement for health care tasks that can:

1. only be met in a care home with nursing or
2. will be most appropriately met in a care home with nursing
    

The person may:

• have a cognitive impairment and/or be physically frail and
• have middle or later stage dementia or other mental health care needs, which may include behaviours that require the development of a Positive Behaviour Support Plan and
• have care and support needs which include those outlined in Category 2 (Residential – high level needs) and Category 3 (Nursing) and
• include a requirement for health care tasks that can:

1. only be met in a care home with nursing or
2. will be most appropriately met in a care home with nursing, and

• require significantly enhanced service inputs to meet the person’s needs and to keep them and others safe

OR

• have a requirement for health care tasks that can:

1. only be met in a care home with nursing or
2. will be most appropriately met in a care home with nursing. and
3. require significantly enhanced service inputs to meet the person’s needs and to keep others safe

• timely and frequent health care interventions needed
• risks to the person’s health are moderate or high requiring the oversight and monitoring of a Registered Nurse
• risks around behaviours and non-compliance with care can be managed within planned interventions
• level of risk to the service user or others is minor

• timely and frequent health care interventions needed
• risks to the person’s health are moderate or high requiring the oversight and monitoring of a Registered Nurse
• risks around behaviours and non-compliance with care may not be manageable solely within planned interventions
• level of risk to the service user or others is moderate

• timely, frequent and sustained health care interventions needed
• risks to the person’s health are high requiring the oversight and monitoring of a Registered Nurse
• risks around behaviours and non-compliance with care may not be manageable solely within planned interventions
• level of risk to the service user or others is moderate