It is, as the Northern Regional Health Administration (ARS-N) explained, in a statement, the region’s number one mental health unit, in the medium-support type of accommodation.
In addition to this new response, the São Pedro Social Solidarity Association has formed a home support team, still within the scope of Integrated Continuing Care, with the ability to conduct eight visits per day and whose area of influence extends to the municipalities of Valpaços and Vila Little of Aguiar, in the province of Vila Real .
With this 16 beds of moderate support, ARS-N said that “therefore, assistance continues to be expanded in this area of continuing care,” in partnership with the Ministries of Health, Labor, Solidarity and Social Security.
ARS-N also stated that under the RNCCI, the total installed capacity in the region is 4,863 places, of which 3,127 are suitable for inpatients, 85 are outpatients, and 1,651 dwellings, which corresponds to the annual financial charge by the Ministry of Health in the range of 61 million euros. .
The network includes general care, pediatrics and mental health services.
General care has 332 recovery beds, 976 mid-term and rehabilitation beds, 1,716 long-term and maintenance beds and 1,619 integrated continuing care team places.
In pediatrics, there are 17 integrated pediatric care beds and 20 pediatric outpatient facilities.
In terms of mental health, he adds, there are 16 beds in medium support housing, 55 places in the socio-professional unit, 32 visits/day in home support staff, 14 places in independent residence, 24 places of maximum support, And seven places in the accommodation type A Autonomous Training – Childhood and Adolescence and 10 places in the socio-professional unit of childhood and adolescence.
