Question

promoting a home like enviroment in a special care home

Answer 1

A home like environment should be person-centered with relationship based care that provide residents opportunities to engage in lifeskils.

For provision of home like environment in special home care need following :

1) Provide comfort, feeling of familiarity, privacy , personal space.

2) Promote independence and control.

3) Ensure saftey and security.

4) Foster relationships.

Advantages:

Home environment can facilitate health maintenance and management by supporting health promoting behaviours.

The physical environment of the home can be prosthetic and therapeutic.

Advances in the communication and medical technologies have made the home a preferred place for health care delivery.

A proper support is obtained.