Ventilation and Tracheostomy Care at Home: Preparing Your House and Your Family
Ventilation and Tracheostomy Care at Home: Preparing Your House and Your Family The idea of bringing someone home with a ventilator or tracheostomy can feel overwhelming. You might be excited to leave hospital, but also scared: Will our house be safe enough? What if something goes wrong in the middle of the night? How will the rest of the family cope with all the equipment and noise? The good news is that, with the right planning and a skilled nurse-led team around you, ventilation and tracheostomy care at home can be safe, structured and less frightening than it first appears. …
From Ward to Home: A Nurse-Led Guide to Safe Hospital Discharge for Complex Patients
From Ward to Home: A Nurse-Led Guide to Safe Hospital Discharge for Complex Patients Bringing a loved one home from hospital is emotional. When their needs are complex – ventilator support, a tracheostomy, PEG feeding, spinal or brain injury, advanced neurological disease – it can also feel frightening. With the right plan and the right team, home can still be the safest and most dignified place. This nurse-led guide explains how to plan a safe hospital discharge for complex patients. What do we mean by “complex”? Healthcare professionals use “complex” for people who may have: Ventilation or a tracheostomy PEG …
