At AMMA Home Healthcare Services, patient safety comes before convenience.
There are situations where hospital care is safer, and we believe families should know this clearly.
Home healthcare may NOT be suitable if:
The patient is medically unstable
- Persistent low oxygen levels
- Uncontrolled blood pressure or heart rate
- Ongoing bleeding
- Altered consciousness
- Frequent seizures
Intensive interventions are required
- Need for continuous ICU-level monitoring
- Requirement of emergency procedures
- Rapidly changing treatment plans
Delays in emergency transfer are expected
- Remote location with poor ambulance access
- Family unable to arrange urgent transfer if needed
Family expectations are unrealistic
- Expectation that home care can replace ICU
- Refusal of hospital transfer despite deterioration
- Pressure for unsafe interventions at home
Care goals are unclear
- No clarity between curative vs comfort-focused care
- Disagreement among family members
If we feel that home care is unsafe or inappropriate, we will say so honestly,
even if it means not starting services.
Choosing the right place of care is also an act of compassion.
