What are the benefits or drawbacks of home care over a nursing home?

Home care is a good option for those who can afford it, particularly those whose families or loved ones also assist with in-home care and support. For those with nursing and advanced nursing needs, in-home care is also preferential for that sense of homely comfort, receiving care in a familiar surrounding.

A drawback to it is that unlike a nursing home, in-home care means there is more likelihood of social isolation. In a nursing home, like the many we have at Minster Care Group, you are surrounded by other residents and staff members on a daily basis, which can help reduce loneliness. Furthermore, with home care, in the majority of cases, carers usually visit for a set number of hours. At a nursing home, a resident receives around-the-clock care.

Furthermore, being in a nursing home might also be beneficial in order to separate an older person’s home environment from a more medical environment.

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