Geriatrics is a science of medicine which deals with medical & health problems of elderly people aged above 60 years. People who are old and frail or people with some chronic or degenerative diseases often need continuing support once they leave hospital, as their illness may prevent them from leading an independent life, Matsya Hospital can help them achieve best possible levels of ability and help to improve or maintain their quality of life.
Geriatric care program is especially designed to support those patients who have long-term illnesses and which stay with them after they leave hospital.
Long-term care is broadly defined as an array of health care, personal care, and social services generally provided over a sustained period of time to persons with chronic conditions and with functional limitations.
We specialize in helping older people and their families with long-term care arrangements. We often undertake training programs in gerontology, social work, nursing or counselling. We also have extensive knowledge about the cost, quality and availability of services in an older person’s community. As a result, we can help:
- Conduct care-planning assessments to identify problems and determine eligibility for assistance and the need for services.
- Screen, arrange and monitor in-home help or other services.
- Review financial, legal or medical issues and offer referrals to geriatric specialists to avoid future problems and conserve assets.
- Act as a liaison to families living away from the parent, making sure things are going well and alerting families to problems.
- Help move an older person to or from a hospital, care home/old age home or nursing home.
- Offer counselling and support.
Matsya Hospital's Home care service is designed with your need for personal care and safety in mind. We offer around the clock care by qualified caregivers. You and your loved ones will receive the highest quality of care and service that you expect. Home care aims to make it possible for people to remain at home rather than use residential, long-term, or institutional-based nursing care. We provide services in the client's own home. These services may include some combination of professional health care services and life assistance services.
Professional Home Health services could include medical or psychological assessment, wound care, medication teaching, pain management, disease education and management, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy. Home Care is central to our service. We provide assistance with any of the following:
- Help with all aspects of personal hygiene and dressing.
- Assistance with toileting and continence problems.
- Help with feeding.
- Teaching families basic nursing tasks.
- Nutritional advice.
- Administration of medicines.
- Care of pressure areas and pressure sores.
- Providing someone to stay with the patient.
Our paramedical professionals and nursing staffs are highly competent and provide great support to our clinical team thus making this hospital a preferred healthcare provider.
