Need for ICU :
- ICU need arises when the family wants care at home.
- ICU need arises when the deceased cannot be withdrawn of the life saving treatments that he was receiving in hospital.
We provide advanced supportive care and ascertain life to be comfortable.
Home intensive care is mainly focuses on patients with respiratory or neuromuscular disorders requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation,
who needs care for ventilation, tracheostomy care, etc.
Also other issue of enteral or per enteral nutrition, position change, chest and limb physiotherapy,management of minor symptoms needs to be addressed.
- For taking care of these patients specialized nurse trained in intensive care is required.
- Also air or water mattress is needed to prevent bedsore.
- Another helper is needed for position change and physiotherapy.
In the journey of cancer, patients receive many types of cancer treatments. Cancer surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and pain management are the main treatments. For advanced stage cancer chemo, radiation therapy and pain relief remains the mainstay of treatments. Unfortunately, even with the best treatment; if cancer gradually spreads throughout the body, palliative care is all that is required. Advanced cancer care network (ACCN) is committed to provide specialist health care at home to all advanced cancer patients. Home care is best for stage 4 cancer patients. Advanced cancer care centre is a place for people who don’t need to be in a hospital but can’t be cared for at home and offers an alternative to nearby nursing homes. Hospice care focuses on the palliation of a chronically ill, terminally ill or seriously ill patient’s pain and symptoms, end of life care and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs. ACCN is all set to provide not only nursing home care but home care products also at home and home becomes care home. The purpose of home health care or home care services is to provide comfort care to the patients. Home health care services include hospice care, home nurse, junior doctor, specialist doctor and other medical treatments at home. Sometimes home health aide can also work like in home nurse. Most of the health care agencies don’t provide respite care for caregiver, but we do. ACCN provides home care nursing services and doctors for home health for assisted living in Delhi, NCR and other parts of north India. Contact us for arranging home visit or for an appointment at our office.
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Note:-This information should not be used as a substitute for necessary consultations with an Oncologist or Cancer Pain Specialist or Palliative Care Specialist to meet your individual needs. Always consult a medically trained & qualified professional with questions and concerns you have regarding your cancer and cancer related problems.