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The Unknown Benefits Of Home Rehab

Does this sound familiar to you?

You have been discharged from the hospital after an illness or injury. The doctor says that you are stable but need more time to fully recover. They suggest home rehabilitation or a rehab program for optimal recovery. You are uncomfortable with the hospice atmosphere and crave the comfort of your own home. The doctor, however, insists that rehab is important to avoid further complications, leaving you in a dilemma about what to do.

The answer to your quandary may be home rehabilitation.

What is home rehabilitation?

According to the National Library of Medicine, Home rehabilitation is one of the supportive tools that allows the continuation of care in a familiar living environment. It aims to resume a person’s treatment to improve the quality of life, reduce the burden on caregivers, and prevent the manifestation of new disabilities.

Experts note that hospital stays are becoming shorter due to the demand for beds and rising costs. This leads to patients getting discharged once they are stable, but may not have fully recovered. Since recovery may not be a simple linear process, and may take time with the right kind of support, patients are strongly recommended to undergo rehabilitation to recover optimally. Home rehab simply means receiving uninterrupted care at home if the condition of the patient is not very severe.

Why home rehab works?

Home rehab works best for all those whose condition is not very severe and they are stable enough to recover within the comfort of their own home. That doesn’t mean that you don’t require medical assistance. The treatment has to be continued by a professional healthcare worker, such as a nurse, therapist, or caregiver, for overall recovery and avoiding further complications. That said, rehab at home has multiple benefits.

The most obvious ones are

• Convenience and comfort of your own home.
• Familiarity with surroundings that puts you at ease and more disposed toward treatment.
• The proximity of loved ones gives you the confidence and courage.
• Personalized treatment by nurses and caregivers based on your condition and health issues facilitates faster and comprehensive recovery.
• Undivided attention by people around you, be it family members or healthcare workers, at all times to avoid any complications.
• Home rehab is more cost-effective as compared to a live-in rehab centre.

These are the most obvious benefits that anyone can tell you about. However, we dug in a little deeper and spoke to many patients to discover some unknown benefits that you may still be unaware of or haven’t realised.

The unknown benefits of home rehab

1- Peace of mind

This is the first thing every person receiving rehabilitative treatment at home said. Recuperating within the comfort of their home, in familiar surroundings, took away most of their anxiety that they experienced during a hospital stay. Since the mental wellness of a person significantly affects their physical well-being, these patients responded better to their treatment, cooperated more with the nurses, therapists, and caregivers, and recovered faster.

2- Holistic healing 

Optimal recovery is not only on the physical level. An injury or an illness may leave the body unwell, but the trauma can leave a deep mark on the emotional and mental well-being of a person. Hence, along with physical strength, you also need to feel safe and confident again to go back to normalcy and resume your life with renewed hope. Studies show that with the customized treatment module at home, the personalized care of therapists, nurses, caregivers, and being surrounded by family members, a person recovers holistically.

3- Enhanced courage

The biggest and most effective medicine is love, attention, and care. When you can enjoy quality time with your loved ones at home and receive a lot of love and attention, you are motivated to follow the treatment protocols more dedicatedly and bounce back to normalcy faster. The support of loved ones also works well during any challenges you face during your treatment process. 

4- Happier loved ones

This is a boon if your loved ones are balancing jobs, business, etc, with your medical care. They don’t need to spend those extra hours commuting to meet you or feel guilty that they don’t spend enough time with you.

You may probably wonder if you can receive the same level of expert care at home as you would at a rehab centre. To answer that, healthcare organizations such as Sukino Healthcare specialize in home care services where they offer therapy, nursing, and caregiving services by extremely experienced, trained, and skilled professionals.

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