🕒 24-Hour Nursing Service for Seniors
✅ **1. Definition:
24-Hour Nursing Service** refers to round-the-clock, continuous nursing care provided to elderly individuals at their home or residence by trained nurses or caregivers. This is typically needed for seniors who are chronically ill, bedridden, recovering from surgery, or require constant medical monitoring.
🎯 2. Objective:
- To ensure safety, comfort, and medical supervision for elderly patients 24/7.
- To support families who cannot provide full-time care.
- To allow seniors to remain at home instead of moving to a hospital or care home.
- To improve quality of life and reduce hospital visits.
🌟 3. Key Features of 24-Hour Senior Nursing Care:
🩺 Medical & Clinical Support:
- Monitoring vitals (BP, sugar, pulse)
- Medication reminders or administration
- Wound dressing, catheter or tracheostomy care
- Tube feeding (NG/Ryles/PEG) if required
- Handling emergencies and communicating with doctors
🧼 Personal Care Assistance:
- Bathing, grooming, toileting
- Changing diapers and clothes
- Feeding and hydration
- Bed sore prevention and repositioning
- Light physiotherapy exercises
👩⚕️ Staffing Model:
- Two nurses working in 12-hour shifts, or
- One live-in nurse with rotational weekly off
- Male or female staff based on preference and need
💎 4. Advantages:
- ✅ 24/7 Monitoring & Safety: Reduces risk of emergencies
- ✅ Familiar Environment: Seniors stay comfortable at home
- ✅ Prevents Hospitalization: Cost-effective alternative
- ✅ Professional Care: Skilled nursing helps in faster recovery
- ✅ Family Peace of Mind: Reliable care, even when family is unavailable
- ✅ Customizable Plans: Short-term, long-term, or palliative care