Nursing services are provided in the patient’s home on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 20:00 and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays – in medically justified cases Long-term nursing care is care for the chronically ill and bedridden at home who because of existing health problems require intensive and systematic nursing services provided in collaboration with the primary care physician
Nursing care for the Sick at home
Objectives of long-term care
The objective of long-term care nurse is:
providing patients bedridden nursing services at home
prepare the patient (and his family) for self-care and to develop skills to cope with disability
to provide care, in accordance with the nursing process
health education of the patient and his family members
help in solving the health problems associated with self-functioning in the home environment
assistance in obtaining medical equipment and rehabilitation of the patient at home
Conditions for patients taking long-term nursing care
Home care can be provided to patients with chronic illnesses, immobilized due to injury or illness who:
obtained according to a modified Barthel scale from 0 to 40 points
are not covered by home hospice care
are not covered by another care facility providing care services guaranteed under stationary conditions
are not taken into the care by a team of long-term care services for adults, children and adolescents mechanically ventilated
not in the acute phase of mental illness
Receive benefits
Using the benefits is free
(refunded by the NFZ).
Nursing services are provided in the patient’s home on weekdays from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays – in medically justified cases
Minimum time allocated for direct care per patient is four visits a week.
