Home-based care is any form of assistance provided to a patient directly in the home. Usually the family, friends and members of the local community with the advice and support from the trained health workers seek home based care.
SupportCare4U (A subunit of HED Healthcare Private Limited) helps patients with the following services:
- Doctor care: A doctor may visit a patient at home to diagnose and treat the illness(es).
- Nursing care: In consultation with the doctor, a registered nurse will set up a plan of care. Nursing care may include wound dressing, ostomy care, intravenous therapy, administering medication, monitoring the general health of the patient, pain control, and other health support.
- Physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy.
- Medical social services: counseling and locating community resources to help the patient in his or her recovery.
- Care from home health aides: can help the patient with his or her basic personal needs such as getting out of bed, walking, bathing, and dressing.
- Homemaker or basic assistance care: helps with chores or tasks can maintain the household with meal preparation, laundry, grocery shopping, and other housekeeping items.
- Nutritional support: provide dietary assessments and guidance to support the treatment plan.
- Laboratory and X-ray imaging blood and urine tests, X-ray, ECG etc
- Pharmaceutical services: Medicine and medical equipment can be delivered at home.
- Transportation: provide transportation to patients who require transportation to and from a medical facility for treatment or physical examinations.
- Home-delivered meals: hot meals can be delivered throughout week.
