Health care is defined as the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and management of disease, disease, injury, and the preservation of human physical and mental wellbeing. Health care services are provided by medical practitioners and associated health professionals.
Health care can also be said to be the efforts to preserve or restore physical, mental or emotional well-being, in particular by qualified and licensed experts-generally hyphenated when used attributably. (Merriam-webster.com, 1828)
The HSE offers health and social services to all Ireland residents. Their services are provided throughout the nation to young and old, hospitals, health facilities and communities.
Community-based health care is intended for people of all ages in need of home health care assistance. Community care services include home care, nursing, physiotherapy and other services of rehabilitation. (Settlement.org, 2018)
Community care facilities are designed to assist individuals in need of care and support to live in community with dignity and independence and to prevent social isolation. The services are intended for the elderly and mentally ill, learning disability and physical disability. The primary objective of offering community care facilities is to make it possible for individuals to stay in their own homes.
Here are some groups in need of healthcare in the community:
- Children
- Adolescents
- Adults
- Elderly
- Individuals with special needs
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