Wound Care
Wound care and healing requires expertise, skill, and 360-degree knowledge, because every wound is different.
Wounds can be acute, caused by an accident or surgery, or chronic, caused by diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers or varicose ulcers. Both types of wounds require special care and different approaches to healing, or it could get delayed due to infections, nutritional deficiency and many other reasons.
Our home based wound care service covers everything from clinical team visit to the patient’s house, assessing the nature of wound, preparing a specialized treatment plan and providing the required care as per the plan.
The wound is monitored closely to ensure that it is healing. Patient education on how to heal faster, look for signs of infection, prevent pressure ulcers, what food to eat to help the body heal, is also provided, to ensure the quickest recovery.
The team also coordinates with the primary physician to update patient’s progress and take their medical opinion as & when required.
Benefits of Wound Dressing Care at patient’s home :
- No long waiting hours at the hospital or clinic for simple procedures
- Is tailored to individual needs with customized care plans
- Reduces the risk of hospital acquired infections
- The service is provided in the comfort of ones’ home
- Family participation: opportunity for family and friends to be a larger part of care
- Family education: care-givers can provide health education at home easily
- Awareness of the family as also a comfortable and safe home environment helps in faster healing
- Continuum of care after hospitalization