Home wound dressing involves cleaning, disinfecting, and dressing wounds at home by qualified nurses or healthcare professionals, helping prevent infection and promote faster healing — without the need for frequent hospital visits.
🎯 OBJECTIVES
🛡️ Prevent infection, sepsis, and wound complications
⏱️ Promote faster healing through proper dressing techniques
🧓 Enable elderly patients to heal at home comfortably
🏥 Reduce the need for repeated hospital or clinic travel
💉 Monitor for complications like bedsores, diabetic ulcers, or delayed healing
🌟 FEATURES
Feature
Description
🧼 Sterile cleaning
Wounds cleaned using antiseptic techniques
🩹 Wound dressing
Application of gauze, bandages, hydrocolloid, or medicated pads
🩸 Bleeding control
Pressure or wound sealant if needed
📈 Wound monitoring
Check for pus, swelling, fever, delayed healing
💉 Antibiotic or ointment application
As prescribed by the doctor
📋 Documentation & reporting
Updates shared with the family or doctor
🚑 Emergency escalation
Alerting in case of infection or severe inflammation
🌱 NATURE OF SERVICE
👩⚕️ Provided by trained nurses (ANM, GNM, B.Sc)
🏡 Done at the senior’s home
⏳ Flexible schedule – one-time visit, daily, or alternate-day
