Home care Home medical assistance
Home care covers all care or services provided by carers or private providers of medical assistance at home allowing the patient to be treated at home.
The concept of home care covers all the care or services practiced by caregivers or private providers of medical assistance at home allowing the patient to be treated at home: nurse (ères), nurse's aide (es), physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, home medical assistance.
Poor health and dependency may make it necessary to provide care in the home of the elderly. Their implementation responds to two types of situations: the alternative to entering a retirement home or care facility, continuity of care after hospitalization.
The concept of home care covers all the care or services practiced by caregivers or private providers of medical assistance at home allowing the patient to be treated at home: nurse (ères), nurse's aide (es), physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, home medical assistance.
Poor health and dependency may make it necessary to provide care in the home of the elderly. Their implementation responds to two types of situations: the alternative to entering a retirement home or care facility, continuity of care after hospitalization.
Home care varies in nature and content depending on the health status of the elderly. The need for therapeutic follow-up requires the use of qualified personnel and the medicalization of home help services.
Several structures and / or medical and paramedical professionals are involved in providing home care:
Medical auxiliaries (physiotherapist, speech therapist, dietitian, podiatrist…);
Home medical assistance.
Several structures and / or medical and paramedical professionals are involved in providing home care:
Medical auxiliaries (physiotherapist, speech therapist, dietitian, podiatrist…);
Home medical assistance.
