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For the purposes of paragraph (1)(l) of this regulation—

• “intermediate care” (“gofal canolraddol”) means the provision of accommodation, together with nursing or care, to an adult for a limited period for the purpose of promoting the adult’s ability to live independently in their own home by—

  1. a

     avoiding unnecessary admission to hospital,

  2. b

     minimising the duration of any admission to hospital by enabling timely discharge,

  3. c

     enabling recovery following discharge from hospital, or

  4. d

     preventing or delaying admission to a care home service;

• “local authority intermediate care service” (“gwasanaeth gofal canolraddol awdurdod lleol”) means a service providing intermediate care—

  1. a

     which is provided by a local authority to an adult in accordance with its duties in Part 2 or 4 of the 2014 Act4,

  2. b

     where the accommodation used for the purposes of the intermediate care is vested in the local authority, and

  3. c

     where any care and support is provided by a domiciliary support service the local authority is registered to provide.