Concept of Home Health Care

CONCEPT OF HOME HEALTH CARE

·            The concept of home health care is to mean any type of care given to a person in their home

·            Home care providers render services in the patients’ own home. These services may include some combination of professional health care services and life assistance services

·            People wanted to be in home and to direct their care even when their health is compromised With the increase in aging population, concomitant chronic disease or cost of health system and the demand for high quality, places a greater demand for home care

·            Home care is truly contusive to a client centred approach, which puts patient at a centre of care and supports them through the care continuum

·            Home health nurses are highly skilled, and got strong interpersonal skills that support a patient centred approach and have proven a positive outcome, especially in older adult, wound care and end of life care

·            The current strong demand for home health nursing will only increase, and the profession is solidly positional to evolve by means of enhanced education and support