🩹 WHAT IS DIABETES WOUND CARE AT HOME?
It is a specialized nursing service that provides medical care for slow-healing or infected wounds caused by diabetes. Trained nurses visit the patient’s home to clean, dress, monitor, and manage the wound with the goal of preventing infection, amputation, or hospitalization.
🎯 OBJECTIVE
- To treat and manage diabetic wounds safely at home.
- To prevent infection, gangrene, and worsening ulcers.
- To avoid hospital admission or surgical complications.
- To educate the patient and family on foot care and wound prevention.
✨ FEATURES
- Sterile Wound Dressing
- Regular cleaning and dressing of diabetic wounds using antiseptic and advanced dressings (hydrocolloid, alginate, etc.).
- Use of non-stick and moisture-control dressings for faster healing.
- Wound Monitoring
- Checking for signs of infection: redness, swelling, pus, bad odor.
- Monitoring healing progress, blood sugar levels, and skin condition.
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Nail and foot hygiene.
- Pressure relief techniques using soft padding or foot elevation.
- Footwear guidance to reduce friction and injury.
- Medication Administration
- Application of antibiotic creams, pain relief ointments.
- Oral or injectable medications (as prescribed).
- Home Nurse Support
- Trained nurses for wound care, insulin injections, and sugar checks.
- Educating the patient and caregivers.
- Doctor Teleconsultation (if needed)
- For adjusting treatment or antibiotics based on wound progress.
🌿 NATURE
- Medical and Preventive: Aims to heal wounds and stop recurrence.
- Personalized: Based on wound type (ulcer, post-op wound, infected cut).
- Regular & Professional: Usually 3–7 visits per week depending on severity.
- Home-Based: Reduces travel stress for elderly or immobile patients.
✅ ADVANTAGES
- Avoids hospital visits for routine dressing.
- Speeds up healing through consistent care and monitoring.
- Reduces risk of infection, sepsis, or amputation.
- Saves money compared to hospital wound care charges.
- Provides comfort and safety for elderly diabetics at home.