Home care is health or supportive care provided by a professional caregiver in the individual home where the patient or elderly is living. Home care, which is also known as in-home care services, can help someone who is aging and needs assistance to live independently. Home care can ease the management of an ongoing medical treatment and help to avoid unnecessary hospitalisation. Besides, home care is able to aid with recovery after an illness, injury or hospital stay – all through care given in the comfort and familiarity of home. 

Home care comprises a range of activities, which include:

• Help with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, bathing and feeding
• Therapy and rehabilitative services
• Short-term or long-term nursing care for an illness, disease or disability
• Companionship