Home care

Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual home where the patient or client is living, generally focusing on paramedical aid by professional caregivers, assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people, or a combination thereof. Depending on legislation, a wide range of other services can also be included in homecare.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Homecare can be organised by national or local government, by volunteer organizations or on a market basis.

^ "Home Care Services". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ Bolton, Sharon C.; Wibberley, Gemma (2013-10-31). "Domiciliary Care: The Formal and Informal Labour Process". Sociology. 48 (4): 682–697. doi:10.1177/0038038513500098. S2CID 155037992.
^ "In-Home Care Services for Seniors". Seniors. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
^ "Personal and nursing care". Care Information Scotland – The Scottish Government. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

[1] "Home Care Services". medlineplus.gov. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[2] Bolton, Sharon C.; Wibberley, Gemma (2013-10-31). "Domiciliary Care: The Formal and Informal Labour Process". Sociology. 48 (4): 682–697. doi:10.1177/0038038513500098. S2CID 155037992.

[3] "In-Home Care Services for Seniors". Seniors. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[:2-4] "Personal and nursing care". Care Information Scotland – The Scottish Government. 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2024-06-24.

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