The home medical care service for patients with advanced chronic diseases aims to provide personalized medical care tailored to the needs of patients at all times, always at home with the visit of a doctor at home, thus avoiding travel and hospital admissions.
For whom is the home health care service intended?
The home medical care service is aimed at:
- Patients with advanced chronic disease or pluripathology who are dependent persons and need home care. The main pathologies are: advanced chronic heart disease, COPD or other respiratory diseases, advanced renal failure, advanced liver failure, neurodegenerative diseases (multiple sclerosis, ALS, Parkinson’s disease), advanced neuromuscular disease, dementia or metabolic diseases such as diabetes.
- Patients with a chronic disease that is well controlled and who are not dependent but who suffer a worsening of their pathology.
- More serious patients who need home follow-up after discharge from the hospital until recovery.
Care of the chronic patient at home
Patients with multiple pathologies or advanced chronicity need a figure who coordinates the different treatments and drugs to avoid duplication or incompatibilities. With a global vision adjusted to each moment, the physician can adapt the treatment at home to the real situation without the need to visit different specialists. On the other hand, the same global vision, and the knowledge of the patient in his natural environment, makes it possible to establish a realistic follow-up plan adapted to his needs. Adequate follow-up can detect decompensations in time, treat them, and avoid hospitalization if possible.
Special care for chronic patients
Patients with multiple pathologies or advanced chronicity and/or their caregivers may need:
- Resolve doubts about medications
- Consult on the appearance of a new symptom.
- Advice on diet, skin care, changes in behavior or sleep pattern…
- Nursing care: taking vital signs, ulcer care, etc.
- Advice on technical aids or adaptations at home. Counseling on care needs, decision making, advance directives, etc.
Benefits of home health care for the patient
- Personalized and quality home health care, taking into account the patient’s needs at all times.
- Resolution of most clinical situations at home, avoiding hospital admissions.
- Perception of safety and accompaniment in health care.