Health Care Activity
home care
home care [ hohm-kair ]
Definitions related to home care of patient:
  • (home, self care) A routine discharge where personal health maintenance will be administered and monitored by the patient from their home.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (home care) Care of a patient at home, by family members and/or health personnel. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (home care) Healthcare administered to an individual in the individual's residence.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Home care, health and social services provided to an ill or disabled person in the home that are intended to improve health and quality of life. Home care encompasses different levels of care, from private-duty care (custodial care, or nonmedical in-home care), which involves the provision of...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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