In Greater Lisbon, it takes up to a year for a place in the long-term care network | Health

Waiting for a place in a Long Term and Maintenance Unit (ULDM)which is intended to provide care for people with chronic illnesses and different levels of dependence who cannot be cared for at home, was longer than a year in Greater Lisbon at the end of 2025. It is in this region that users face the longest delays in admission: between referral and identification of a place, they waited 369 days. 251 people were waiting for a place in these long-term responses, according to the annual monitoring report of the National Integrated Continuing Care Network (RNCCI) of the Health Regulatory Authority.