If your senior parent has recently returned home after being in the hospital due to a fall, a stroke, a heart attack, or an accident they are probably very glad to get home but still in need of regular medical care.
Often when seniors are released from the hospital if they can’t get the care they need at home during their recovery they must go to a rehab facility. But doctors who make home visits allow seniors to skip long stays in rehab after a surgery or injury.
Seniors would rather recover at home, and being in familiar and comfortable surroundings can help seniors recover faster. Having a doctor who make house calls check on your senior loved one allows your senior parent to stay at home and still get the follow up care they need. Doctors who make home visits for post-hospital care can do things like:
Lab Tests And X Rays
If your senior parent has had a fall and is recovering at home having regular X-rays is important so that the doctor can check the progression of healing in any fractures that your loved one had a result of the fall.
But getting a senior to an X-ray facility or doctor’s office if they have a fracture can be excruciating for the senior and very difficult for the caregiver. Doctors who make home visits can do X-rays right in the senior’s home so that the can be sure the fracture is healing properly without putting any additional stress on your senior loved one or on you as a caregiver.
Incision Care
Seniors who are recovering at home after surgery need to keep a close eye on any incisions from the surgery to make sure they are clean and healing well. A doctor that visits your senior loved one at home can clean the incision, check it for healing, and also monitor your senior loved one for any signs of fever or infection. If there is an infection the doctor can prescribe antibiotics, clean and dress the incision, and give instructions for keeping it infection free. Having a doctor check your senior loved one’s incision can give you and your parent peace of mind so that you know it’s healing properly.
Medical Monitoring
After a stroke seniors may need a lot of recovery time. Depending on the damage from the stroke they may be paralyzed or have partial paralysis. Getting your senior loved one to the doctor after a stroke can be so difficult it could trigger another stroke.
Doctors who make home visits can monitor the progress that your senior loved one is making in their recovery, suggest ways that you can help them in their recovery, and look for any signs that your senior loved one could have another stroke.
Because doctors who make home visits can do imaging and lab work right there they are in a great position to catch any other potential problems that might have been caused by the stroke too.
Primary Care @ Home treats patients between ages 18-100+ years of age. We specialize in Primary & Preventive Care, Chronic Conditions, Homebound Patients, Geriatrics and Intellectually Disabled patients all in the comfort of our patient’s own homes. If you or an aging loved one in Avon, IN could benefit from our services please contact us today! (317) 471-0774
Dr. Horine treats adults including seniors and those with special needs. Dr. Horine Graduated from Indiana University and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, where he practiced until 2019.
He has a special interest in assisting home-bound patients to remain in their homes and out of the hospital.
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