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Homecare (also spelled as home care) is health care or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing homes.[1] Homecare is also known as domiciliary care, social care or in-home care[2]. It comprises a range of activities, especially paramedical aid by nurses and assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people.[3]

Clients receiving home health care may incur lower costs, receive equal to better care, and have increased satisfaction in contrast to other settings.

Occasionally, palliative and end-of-life care can be provided through home health nursing. [4]

Home health nurses may assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, and feeding, or they direct and supervise the aide in providing ADL care. [5] Nurses keep track of vital signs, carry out physician orders, draw blood, document the tasks they perform and the patient’s health status, and communicate between the patient, family, and physician. [5]

Some nurses travel to multiple homes per day and provide short visits to multiple patients, while others may stay with one patient for a certain amount of time per day [5].

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