Home health care involves the use of home health services by designated target groups. While home health services are typically preferred by oncology patients, those with chronic illnesses, and the elderly, the target audience has expanded over time. Our specialist physicians and healthcare professionals provide services to individuals seeking access to home health services.

What is Home Healthcare?

These services generally include examination, treatment, nursing, and rehabilitation. Furthermore, with the emergence of epidemics (COVID-19, etc.), safe access to healthcare has become a crucial issue in today's climate.

If you can't leave your home, you can always stay healthy with Home Health Services. It provides seamless and fast access to healthcare. You can schedule an appointment by phone or video call.

What are the advantages of home health services?

• With home health services, you can meet your health needs at certain times without wasting time.
• Provide personalized healthcare services.
• Maintenance and recovery cycles are shortened.
• Minimizes maintenance costs.
• Make appointments, diagnose, check and treat services safely and as efficiently as possible.
• At the same time, learn a set of simple basics about patient care.
• It is designed to provide you with perfect support during the difficult times of new mothers, from baby care, baby nutrition, baby development control, postpartum exercise advice to mother and vaccination schedules.
• In general, nursing services include nursing support, medication use, serum and vaccine administration, injection, dressing and wound care, catheter insertion and removal, blood pressure measurement, pulse control, temperature measurement, surgical suturing, etc.
• It provides essential support for patients living alone. Hospital transfers, including domestic and international transfers, are available when necessary.
• Medical services are provided, and examinations, checkups, and treatment follow-up can be carried out seamlessly without needing a hospital setting. We offer coordinated counseling and home health services. You can benefit from short training sessions while gaining quality and confidence in healthcare. The number of people benefiting from these healthcare services is increasing daily, both in our country and globally.

What are the Disadvantages of Home Healthcare Services?

• Home health care requires close supervision and detailed training.
• Correct communication may not be established between healthcare personnel providing home healthcare services and the patient's relatives or the patient.
• The biggest disadvantage of home health care is that healthcare personnel are not always present at the patient's home.

What Does Home Health Care Include?

Home health care services offer a wide range of services. These services include reducing the risk of infection in healthcare facilities for patients undergoing surgery (e.g., surgeries, wounds, and incisions); minimizing the risk of complications that may arise after surgery or for patients discharged from a chronic illness; expediting the treatment process to maximize the patient's recovery if a care plan needs to be developed specifically for the needs of the patient; reducing the burden and fatigue of family members when a patient requires one-on-one care at home; minimizing the risk of rehospitalization for discharged patients; and providing these patients with the convenience of receiving care without leaving their surroundings.

What are the Types of Home Healthcare Services?

Home Doctor Service

A physician from the relevant specialty visits patients to their location for examination. In-home doctor services also help prevent hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and congestion. The nurse performs the tests requested by the doctor. The test results are reviewed by the attending physician. Based on the test results, the doctor implements the appropriate treatment plan and method.

By receiving regular in-home doctor services, we closely monitor your chronic illness and health status, ensuring prompt diagnosis and taking necessary precautions to minimize potential risks. With in-home doctor services, our doctor makes immediate visits upon phone call.

Home Nursing Service

Home nursing services include bladder catheter insertion and removal, enemas, blood draws, dressings, bed rest for inpatients, vaccinations, steam therapy, wound care, and many other services. Home care nurses are not limited to patient care. They must ensure communication between the home and the hospital and inform the patient's attending physician. Home care nurses must also possess the knowledge and skills to fulfill the wishes of the family and the patient.

Home Health Support Personnel Service

Healthcare personnel provide support for a variety of services, including bathing, cleaning, oral care, and other services, including catheterization, companionship, and feeding. Temporary caregiver services assist patients with their daily activities.

Home Rehabilitation Service

Home rehabilitation services are provided to patients with paralysis, spinal cord injury, partial paralysis, ALS, chronic nervous system disorders, etc. Patients requiring physical therapy are provided rehabilitation services by experienced physiotherapists in their own homes.

Home Laboratory Service

After the home examination, the necessary tests such as urine analysis and blood test are performed at home, and laboratory tests are first examined by the relevant doctor, and the patient and his/her relatives are informed.

Post-Intensive Care Service at Home

Both care and patient monitoring are performed for patients in need of home care, such as end-stage patients, pain management, and other services. Nurses providing intensive care services at home are not solely concerned with medical treatment; everyone involved in the patient's care, including doctors and caregivers, is essential in managing the patient's progress.

Home Mother and Baby Care Service

New mothers are provided with services such as in-home baby care, breastfeeding, baby bathing, baby eye and nail care, maternal psychological well-being, and nutrition. Nurses assist both mother and baby in healthy nutrition and meeting their needs. Nurses also provide mothers with training in baby care and provide care.

Babies change and grow very quickly. In fact, the first days of a baby's life, as they adapt to the world and as their family adapts to their baby, are quite stressful.

A baby nurse must be both experienced and have extensive training in newborn care. They should have up-to-date information on newborn care. This is one of the most important times when communication between mother and baby begins.

Frequently Asked Questions

• When can I receive healthcare services at home and at work?

You can receive 24/7 health services from experts at home and at work.

• How can I benefit from healthcare services at home and at work?

You can receive healthcare services at home or at work. You can easily benefit from healthcare services both at home and at work.

• In which branches of health services are provided at home and at work?

Home and workplace health services are provided by experts in all branches.

• Are Covid-19 tests performed at home and at work?

Within the scope of home health care services, there is a testing and treatment method for Covid-19.

• How can I get home health care?

Patients or their relatives can call (0312) 212 80 80 or fill out the "Home Health Service Application Form" to benefit from home health services through TSM/AHBs.

• What are home care services?

Support such as doctor service, nursing service, medicine delivery, psychological etc. is provided.

If you would like to receive home care services, please contact us at Ankara Magnet Hospital.