What is Home Care?
What is Home Care?
The term “home care” is also known as “domiciliary care,” whereby people get direct care in the comfort of their own homes. Individuals may need this kind of care because of age, sickness, disability, or other issues they may face. They may need a combination of things taken care of, such as support with activities of daily living. This could be anything from doing their laundry to picking up clutter. People may also need personal care, such as bathing assistance. Finally, people might just need someone to spend time with.
In other words, when you hear the phrase domiciliary care, think home care. This is what it means—care given in the comfort of one’s own home. Domiciliary care is not just for older or disabled people who need care for activities of daily living—like bathing, dressing, or getting in and out of bed—and for maintaining housework. It is for everyone who needs those services. Just because a person can’t perform these tasks by themselves doesn’t mean they can do without them. In fact, receiving domiciliary care increases the likelihood of a person staying in the community rather than in a nursing home or support living unit.
