Glossary
Home Healthcare Glossary
Clear, plain-language definitions of the most common home-healthcare terms in Egypt — so you can understand exactly what your case needs.
Home healthcareHome healthcare is the delivery of clinical care — by licensed doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists — in the patient’s own home instead of a clinic or hospital. It ranges from a single doctor visit to ongoing nursing, rehabilitation, and chronic-disease management.Read definitionHome nursingHome nursing is skilled nursing care delivered at the patient’s home by a licensed nurse — including wound care, injections, IV therapy, catheter and feeding-tube care, vitals monitoring, and medication management.Read definitionHome physiotherapyHome physiotherapy is physical rehabilitation delivered at home by a licensed physiotherapist to restore movement, strength, and function — commonly used after a stroke, surgery, or fracture, and for mobility and balance problems.Read definitionGeriatric careGeriatric care is specialized medical and supportive care for older adults, addressing the combination of chronic conditions, mobility, medication, and daily-living needs that come with age.Read definitionPalliative carePalliative care is specialized care focused on relieving the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious or chronic illness — improving quality of life for the patient and family, alongside or independent of curative treatment.Read definitionPost-operative carePost-operative care is the support a patient needs after surgery — wound and drain care, pain and medication management, nursing, and physiotherapy — to recover safely and prevent complications.Read definitionWound careWound care is the cleaning, dressing, and monitoring of a wound — surgical, pressure (bedsore), or diabetic — to promote healing and prevent infection. A nurse changes dressings using sterile technique and watches for warning signs.Read definitionIV therapyIV (intravenous) therapy is the delivery of fluids, medication, or nutrition directly into a vein. At home, a licensed nurse inserts and manages the cannula and monitors the infusion safely.Read definitionChronic disease managementChronic disease management is the ongoing care of long-term conditions — such as diabetes, hypertension, and heart or respiratory disease — through regular monitoring, medication management, and doctor follow-up to keep the condition stable.Read definitionVital signsVital signs are the basic measurements of body function — blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, breathing rate, and oxygen level — used to monitor a patient’s health and catch problems early.Read definition