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Home Care Services

Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals.

Year introduced: 1967

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Tree Number(s): N02.421.143.524, N02.421.539.089

MeSH Unique ID: D006699

Entry Terms:

  • Home Care Service
  • Service, Home Care
  • Domiciliary Care
  • Care, Domiciliary
  • Services, Home Care
  • Care Services, Home
  • Home Care
  • Care, Home
  • Home Health Care

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