How home health care agencies provide critical care at home?
There are several rational, emotional, and medical reasons for shifting the patients out of hospital ICUs and providing them with critical care at home. An ICU at home? Yes, you heard it right. Some years back the term home health agency was unheard and its importance was less. But in recent times home health care agencies have gone up significantly as they are gaining utmost prominence. So, who are the patients who need critical care? Some patients are no longer in the critical phase of their illness, but still, need ICU facilities and critical care treatment. There are patients who are in the final stage of their lives and could still benefit from being sent home, where ICU services can still be provided along with home care nursing. Home health care agencies are well equipped with state-of-art medical equipment and well-trained attendants to take care of the patients who are in critical condition. Long stays in the hospital potentially increase the risk of the infection s...