Environment plays an important aspect in quality of patients’ life. People have a need for safety and security and look for those attributes in their environment. Patients’ want to be in the environment where they feel comfortable and are surrounded by familiar things. The place that can provide all those things in home.
The home environment is one of the most critical aspects form maintaining health among people with disabilities. The most important advantage of home health care is its location. Home health is a system of skilled services provided to patients in their homes by nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and social workers under a physician’s direction (Jarrin & Flynn, 2014). Home care provides services for people who are discharged from the hospital and still need certain medical services. It allows patient to receive individualized care that meets their specific needs. Many times, home care can help the family to delay placing an elderly loved one in a nursing care facility. It is the biggest advantage of seniors to receive home care, they can stay home instead
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In the hospital or nursing home, a nurse has more than one patient. The nurse must divide her time between all patients she has. At home patient gets one to one care at the necessary level to make them completely comfortable. It means they have complete attention and quality care. It provides physical and emotional benefits. Homecare usually always sends the same person. Stress and discomfort can negatively affect recovery efforts and quality of life. Having familiar person caring for patients allows them to develop trust in their caregiver. It makes them more open to receive the help they need especially when it comes to personal care needs such as dressing or