Home Care Services (definition)

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Definition: Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.

IM; coord with specific home care (IM); DF: HOME CARE SERV
Examples Hemodialysis, Home; Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; Home Infusion Therapy; Home Nursing; Homemaker Services; Parenteral Nutrition, Home

Other names Domiciliary Care; Service, Home Care; Home Care Service; Care, Home; Care, Domiciliary; Services, Home Care; Home Care; Care Services, Home

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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