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  2. Home care - Wikipedia

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    Homecare is also known as domiciliary care, social care or in-home care. [2] [3] It comprises a range of activities, especially paramedical aid by nurses and assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people. Clients receiving home health care may incur lower costs, receive equal to better care, and have increased satisfaction in ...

  3. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Home health care is medical in nature and is provided by licensed, skilled healthcare professionals. Home health care providers deliver services in the client's own home. Professional home health services may include medical or psychological assessment, wound care, pain management, disease education and management, physical therapy, speech ...

  4. Home health nursing - Wikipedia

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    Home health care is a cost efficient way to deliver quality care in the convenience of the client's home. [2] Home health nurses create care plans to achieve goals based on the client's diagnosis. These plans can include preventive, therapeutic, and rehabilitative actions. [1] Home health nurses also supervise certified nursing assistants.

  5. Respite Care: Definition, Services, Costs, and Types - WebMD

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    The cost of respite care depends on the type of agency, the services you use, and how long you need it. Costs also vary depending on where you live. But as a general guideline, an in-home ...

  6. Holistic Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide - WebMD

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    Holistic medicine is based on the belief that unconditional love and support is the most powerful healer and a person is ultimately responsible for their own health and well-being. Other ...

  7. What Is Hospice Care? - Healthline

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    Hospice is medical care designed for the end of someone’s life. The purpose of hospice is to improve the quality of life that’s left. Hospice provides pain and other symptom relief, as well as ...

  8. What Are ADLs and How They’re Measured - WebMD

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    The term ADL was first introduced by Sidney Katz in 1950. It’s a collective term for all the basic skills you need in regular daily life. These include: Ambulating. This includes the ability to ...

  9. Telemedicine: The Benefits of Virtual Healthcare

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    Telemedicine is also called telehealth, evisits, e-health, or mhealth (m is for mobile). It’s the delivery of medical care from a distance. In other words, it’s healthcare that doctors provide ...