Author: Mithul Mistry
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In most cases, unless you work in the medical field, the average person has no concept of what is required for the long term care of a patient. While some nursing homes and extended stay hospitals will take care of a patient in need, without the appropriate insurance coverage, that patient will likely be required to spend most of their recovery time, if recovery is possible, at their own home. Depending on the individual, home medical equipment may become necessary to allow the patient to be comfortable.
Lets say that the patient was involved in a vehicular accident and they expect to be home recouping for a few months while their right foot remains in a cast. A special lift bed may be necessary to elevate the patient as they attempt to get in and out of it. A wheelchair and crutches may also be necessary for ambulatory purposes as the patient seeks to improve their mobility. Instead of crutches, some patients do better with walkers to help them recoup their strength.
Some vehicular accidents may require longer "in patient" care but the patients insurance may run out leaving the patient in need of recoup time with nowhere to go. While hospitals are unlikely to simply kick a patient out into the streets, some recover care can be maintained at home with a hospice nurse and at a greatly reduced cost. Obtaining the necessary medical equipment for a patient in their own home such as lift chairs and a hospital bed (if needed) can be easier than you might think.
When an "in patient" stay at a hospital becomes necessary, whether for a pre or post operation, the patient has access to all of the latest high tech gadgets that the hospital can afford. Whether it is oxygen tanks, wheelchairs, adjustable beds, commodes or special lift chairs. Did you know that if needed home medical equipment is capable of providing you with almost all of the equipment that you were used to in the hospital?
Long term care that takes you to your own home may not necessarily be due to a patient needing to recoup and lacking the insurance coverage. In many instances patients actually request that they be allowed to stay at home. While this practice may not always be convenient for doctors and nurses, depending on the circumstances and with the right access to medical equipment, they will usually approve such a move. Some patients find that the comfort of their own home is far more conducive to a quicker healing time than a stay in the hospital.
One of the most common reasons for a patient deciding to stay at home is because they have a limited time here on earth. A hospital can be a lonely place for someone to spend their final days and can also be a logistical nightmare for family members. With hospice services and access to medical equipment like hospital beds, defibrillator's and Geriatric Chairs, there is no reason for the patient not to have their final wish granted.
Mithul Mistry is writing on behalf of Physique Oxygen, a specialist in Home Medical Equipment.
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