Frequently Asked Questions about Home Health Care Services

1. What is Home Health care?

Home care is a broad term that describes a wide variety of health and health-related services provided in a home setting. The care is brought into a person’s home to maintain or restore the person’s health and well-being. Services include: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social work, in-home aides. They can also include medical equipment and supplies, infusion therapy, respiratory therapy and nutrition.

Every day, millions of Indians rely on home care to stay out of a hospital, nursing home, or other institutions.

2. Who is eligible for home health care services?

Patients treated include those recuperating after surgery or accident, infants and their mothers, elderly, and chronically sick.

3. Why I should go for India Home Health Care?

India Home Health Care is equipped with well trained staff in handling different category of patients including the critical care services. Our support is available around the clock, 365 days a year.

4. How should I Contact India Home Health Care?

Your treating doctor will help you to reach India Home Health Care. Also you can contact us directly using our Hot Line of the respective city. The services are currently available in and around Chennai and Bangalore.

5. Why India Home Health Care is unique?

India Home Health Care staff provides and helps coordinate the care and/or therapy that your doctor orders. Our staff will keep the doctor informed on a regular basis, ensuring that a treatment can be adjusted if required

6. Over which time period does India Home Health Care provide its service?

There is no limitation to the time period, where we provide our service, as it depends on the requirements set by the treating doctor and the patient himself.

The goal of short-term home health care is to provide treatment for an illness or injury. It helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.

The goal of long-term home health care (for the chronically ill or physically or mentally challenged) is to maintain your highest level of ability or health, and help you learn to live with your condition.

7. How long can I avail the services of India Home Health Care?

It could be ranging from few hours a week to as many number of days or weeks required under the direction of your treating physician/consultant.

8. How expensive it is?

It is well affordable and within the limits of plan of care. Health care given in the home is usually more convenient and as effective as the care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility, but for a lesser price. Please contact us for any pricing related questions.

9. If I register for this service, how soon India Home Health Care can arrange for home care service?

As soon as you register with us, we will inform you about the earliest time our staff would reach your house. We will try our best to reach as early as possible. Any how to initiate the services we need to have 24 hours notice in advance in order to arrange for our staff at your home.

10. Is there any other value added services provided by India Home Health Care?

Apart from nursing care India Home Health Care offers additional services including sample collection, physiotherapy services, speech therapy, occupational therapy and delivery of medicines to door steps.

11. How is the mode of payment been taken care of?

Payment is to be made in favour of India Home Health Care in advance and then on fortnightly basis by check or online transfer.