There are national definitions of LTC quality provided in the form of government decrees or recommendations. Quality is defined separately regarding home nursing care as well as social care. Quality of services is typically defined by inputs, such as minimal requirements on personnel (number of employees and their qualification), physical conditions, infrastructure and equipment. For some services, procedures such as care planning are also prescribed in the decrees. The quality frameworks are mandatory and apply to all providers (private, for or non for profit, or public providers) (source: European Commission: 2021 Long-term care in the EU).