subject: Home Care Jobs - Battling Illness Within The Comforts Of Home [print this page] Being available for the private sector, and the need for public and private institutions to improve the performance of healthcare systems, home care is emerging as a logical alternative for providing health and social care to those suffering from disability, medical and age related illnesses.
According to the World Health Organisation, the term 'back to the future' is the term they use to describe a growing trend for health care provision in the home. Technological advances are offering increasing opportunities for patients to receive a wide range of services in their own surroundings.
The research on home care points to many sound arguments for its enlarged presence within the range of health care services. Firstly, as the home is a place of emotional and physical comfort, many prefer to receive medical assistance in their home environment rather than be institutionalised. Although for some, this option may be unfeasible due to the levels of maintenance and equipment required to provide medical attention, for many, leaving their home can produce disruptive and depressing outcomes.
Additionally, changes in attitudes, values and behaviours create an increased demand for home care. The breakdown of the traditional family structure, the pressures of continued urbanisation and the increase of smaller household formations reduces the number of people readily available to provide assistance in the home to those who need it. Furthermore, as the presence of women in the workforce continues on its upward trend, greater emphasis is being placed on monetary gains rather than facilitating care for elderly or ill family members.
Research by the World Health Organisation conferred that people prefer to be at home when feeling ill, with the social and emotional support that they receive from family and friends. Additionally, the pressure being placed on public and private medical institutions can be reduced through the active promotion of home care, as it not only decreases the demand for space and beds in hospitals and other medical facilities, but through a tailored and personalised programme, many patients respond better to this style of treatment. In this sense, home care acts to prevent or postpone institutionalisation.
The preference for elderly to age and receive care in their own homes is conferred from a recent piece of research that revealed that the option to stay home rather than be institutionalised into residential care was the predilection for those aged over 75. With a higher proportion of disabled and aged patients in ratio to qualified carers, home care jobs will be in high demand as structural population changes come into effect.
Royal Providence is a leader in its field of health staffing and recruitment. They have a wide variety of major staff supply contracts, within United States, Australia, UK and overseas, and have extensive experience in meeting the needs of a significant number of large and small health organisations.
Royal Providence is a specialist division of Health International, which provides a wide range of staffing solutions to the Health industry. Royal Providence homecare offers a team of committed, caring, qualified and efficient carers are available for home help and nursing care. They believe in providing quality care and staff that promotes independence and well-being in a holistic, inclusive and respectful way, while meeting specific health needs.
