QB16

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Respite care

Description

Provision of temporary health-care facilities to a person normally cared for at home.

Index terms

  • Respite care
  • holiday relief care

Sibling codes

  • QB10 – Medical services not available in home
  • QB11 – Person awaiting admission to adequate facility elsewhere
  • QB12 – Waiting period for investigation or treatment other than awaiting admission to adequate facility elsewhere
  • QB13 – Unavailability or inaccessibility of helping agencies other than health care facilities
  • QB14 – Unavailability or inaccessibility of health care facilities
  • QB15 – Medical services not available in current medical facility
  • QB1Y – Other specified factors related to medical facilities or other health care
  • QB1Z – Factors related to medical facilities or other health care, unspecified

Foundation entity

Respite care – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1111135559

Part of: 24: Factors influencing health status or contact with health services