home healthcare Archives

16Sep

Guidelines for Home Isolation & Home Care of COVID-19 Patients

In view of evolving situation of COVID-19 in the state of Karnataka and recent revision of guidelines from the Government of India, the following revised guidelines for home isolation/home care of COVID-19 cases are issued.

10Sep

6 Components of Good Elderly Care

Aging is a fundamental part of life. As one grows old their care needs increase. In India, most of the elderly care or senior care is provided by the family members. But this care needs structure and professional touch. Elderly care needs a more collaborative approach. It requires doctors, healthcare teams, family, community, etc. to come together as a cohesive unit and maintain the quality of life of the elderly.

28Aug

Palliative Care During Pandemic: Position Statement by IAPC

Cancer diagnosis is always devastating for the patient and the family. But this is where the long and often arduous journey starts. The curative treatment runs its own course and during this time the patient battles physically, mentally, and emotionally with the illness.

22Aug

Cancer Management: How At-Home Care Service Can Help?

27Jul

Collaborative Care Model: The New Template for Palliative Care at Home

WHO has defined palliative care as “ an approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life threatening illnesses, through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological and spiritual”.

22May