Home care aims to make it possible for people to remain at home rather than use residential, long-term, or institutional-based nursing care. Home care providers render services in the patients' own home. These services may include some combination of professional health care services and life assistance services.

Scope/ Area of Work Home Nurse DO

Home healthcare may involve assisting patients with basic needs such as bathing and dressing, as well as more specialized services such as wound care, medication management, and IV therapy.