THE POLISH HEALTHCARE SYSTEM'S REGULATORY MODEL FOR LONG-TERM CARE

<ns3:p>This article focuses on the regulatory model of long-term care policy in the health care system. It advances the hypothesis that this model is characterized by fragmented and incomplete regulations concerning the quality of care services. Regulations mainly cover the formal and organizational dimension of care (housing conditions, equipment of facilities or requirements for the employment of staff). At the same time, the regulations introduce only a few instruments known from countries with the best developed long-term care systems, which serve to improve the quality of care services.</ns3:p>