stimulate medical institutions to develop activities for long-term treatment and palliative care, including by of the process of modernisation involves deinstitutionalising care by bringing LTC closer to communities. Regarding institutional care facilities, there are 82 homes for elderly persons with 5 598 places, which are In Bulgaria, 24% of people aged 65 reported having severe or some limitations in daily activity in 2021, higher than the OECD and neighbouring EU5 averages (22%). Demand for LTC, as in many OECD countries, will likely rise with an increasingly aged population: in 2023, 24% of people was aged 65 or over, which is expected to reach 30% by 2050. This may result in increased pressure on the LTC system. elderly. This process is legally regulated in the Social Services Act and is implemented through the adopted implementation of the National Strategy for Long-Term Care.