On a typical day, a home health nurse might visit a patient in Sabattus and then drive to Waterville to assist another. The nurse's time on the road enables his or her patients to stay home while they are being treated, instead of being hospitalized. Not only does home care lower the cost of treating cancer, it allows cancer patients to lead a more normal life. Moreover, by caring for patients in their home environment, home care providers develop a much more comprehensive understanding of the individual and his or her family dynamics. They see how the patient's health affects the whole family.
Home care promotes holistic care.
New England Lifecare offers a wide array of services to all kinds of patients. Its cancer care services involve intravenous treatments such as hydration therapy for dehydrated patients, and pain management, anti-nausea and nutrition therapies. Under some circumstances, even chemotherapy is administered in the home setting. All these services were at one time administered only to hospital inpatients. The trend from inpatient to more outpatient care extends the continuum of cancer care services offered by CMMC and its affiliates.