Home care
Homecare (also spelled as home care) is health care or supportive care provided by a professional
Clients receiving home health care may incur lower costs, receive equal to better care, and have increased satisfaction in contrast to other settings.[5]
Occasionally, palliative and end-of-life care can be provided through home health nursing.[5]
Home health nurses may assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, and feeding, or they direct and supervise the aide in providing ADL care.[6] Nurses keep track of vital signs, carry out physician orders, draw blood, document the tasks they perform and the patient's health status, and communicate between the patient, family, and physician.[6]
Some nurses travel to multiple homes per day and provide short visits to multiple patients, while others may stay with one patient for a certain amount of time per day.[6]
See also
- Aging in place
- Assisted living
- Home care in the United Kingdom
- Home care in the United States
- Healthcare in India
References
- ^ "Home Care Services". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- S2CID 155037992.
- ^ "In-Home Care Services for Seniors". Seniors. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "In-home care services definition". Aged Care Guide. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ PMID 27746670.
- ^ a b c "Home Healthcare Nurse Careers and Salary Outlook | 2020 NurseJournal.org". NurseJournal. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2020-07-17.