What is Home Healthcare Equipment?

Patients who are therapy dependent need support beyond the tender loving care of the nurse or family caregiver. That is why there is the need for high quality home healthcare equipment which can be used to provide much needed support and sustenance to ailing seniors at home. Such equipment can help take care of the elderly patient at home and prevent setbacks.

Important Tips for choosing Home Healthcare Equipment:

• Every home healthcare equipment should have an appropriate power back up
• Home healthcare equipment should be checked prior to setting up.
• The provider of home care equipment should have the necessary technical knowledge.
• The equipment should be delivered and picked up from the doorstep.
• Use of items should be strictly as per the doctor’s orders and the caregiving team should be familiar with the operations.

Our Patient Support system

Whenever a request is received for caregiving, a visit by our team physician is arranged to assess the needs of the patient and ensure that safe care at home can be planned & delivered. Our doctor also co-ordinates between the advice of any specialists involved in the treatment so that there is neither any overlap nor any gap in the care delivery. Part of the delivery mechanism of healthcare at home also includes proper and professional usage of home healthcare equipment.

A checklist for the home care items required is prepared and forwarded to our office to provide a quotation in advance. The Quote provided is for rent or sale depending upon availability as well as duration of use estimated. This ensures that the family does not have to bear unnecessary expenses for the home healthcare equipment. Upon formal approval of the quotation, items are prepared for transport, delivery & setup within the next working day.

Every week, home healthcare equipment is checked for functionality by the visiting Nurse Supervisor, who also checks its use by the assigned bedside caregiver. Once it is no longer needed, the home healthcare equipment if rented are collected within 2-3 working days of such request.

When used by trained hands, the right equipment can make a big difference to the pace and extent of recuperation of your loved one.