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Home nursing services encompass a wide range of healthcare services that can be easily administered at your home. Home care nursing services are comparatively more pocket friendly than hospitals and nursing homes, while being just as effective as the medical care offered in a hospital or nursing home.

An in-home nursing service offers personalized nursing care at home as offered in hospitals/nursing homes, while being more compassionate towards the patient and gets integrated into the patient’s family and develops an emotional bond with the patient and their family.

The services offered by home care nursing are provided by registered nurses, physiotherapists and trained care givers hence clients need not to worry in regard to quality of services offered by the home nurse.

There are plenty of benefits of home health care services, besides being convenient than continuing in a hospital or nursing home. The nursing care at home also helps a patient to recover quicker, as it has been found that people tend to recover faster when surrounded by their loved ones.

• It also supports diet and nutrition plan.
• Home health care nurses can be there to support the patient in your absence.
• It brings skilled nursing care at the comfort of your home.
• Nursing care at home also helps in managing chronic health conditions to avoid unnecessary hospitalization.
• Home care nursing services also help in providing recovery at home following a hospital stay for illness or injury.
• It offers one – on – one focus and support.
• Clients have better health outcomes.
• It offers medication management.

Home care nursing starts on recommendation of a doctor and a desire to take care of one’s loved one and it is important for the patient to see a home nurse as often as a doctor. The services as mentioned before are provided by registered nurses/trained care givers, who help in ongoing medical support. The basic medical attention one can expect from a nursing assistant are as follows:

• Home care nurses check upon the diet of the patient, take readings of blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, breathing and etc.
• Ensures that the patient is properly following the prescription and the treatment.
• Monitor health and any sort of pain experienced.
• Check on the safety of the patient at home, whether any medical device is needed for the care of the patient and its feasibility at home.
• Educate the patient about self-care.
• Most important, regularly coordinate with the doctor to provide a proper course of health care.
• In case of emergency, contact attending doctor and follow instructions.

The home nursing services are now much in demand owing to rising hospitalization charges, availability of quality health care services and the demand of elderly who prefer familiar surroundings comparing to sterile hospitals and nursing homes.

The cost of home care nursing services vary depending on the criticality of illness and duration of the services sought. Nevertheless, cost of home care nursing services has been found more economic, ranging between 20% -50% less as compared to hospitalization.

Looking at the growth of home healthcare service industry, several insurance agencies have brought forth varied policies and coverage options that cater to various needs and specifications.

The benefit period ranges from three to five years and is related to maximum daily benefit over the number of years. However, insurance covers only part of the total claims for specific products and services in which the amount for home healthcare is capped.

The cost of home health care insurance also depends on several factors like your residential area and the type of care you need. Contact your general insurance provider and enquire about their home health care policy and premium.

There are a few set of things that needs to be done before you avail home nursing services like;

• Create a personal emergency contact list,
• Have your prescription and other reports handy,
• Contact list of your doctors,
• Make a list of tasks expected from the nurse/care giver,
• Explain, if any specific instruction you would like the nurse to know.
• Ensure safety, honor and respect of the nurse/care giver.

The main goal of home nursing service is to extend post clinical treatment/services.