What's the difference between home care beds and institutional care?

Home care beds and institutional pension mainly have the following differences:

Environmental differences:

Beds for the aged at home: The elderly receive services in their own homes, live in a familiar and personalized environment, and can keep close contact with their families and society.

Institutional pension (such as nursing homes): The elderly live in specialized pension institutions, and the environment is usually standardized and collectivized, which may need to adapt to new social circles and lifestyles.

Mode of service provision:

Home care bed: professional service personnel provide services at home, including medical care, nursing and life care.

Institutional pension: all services are provided in pension institutions, and there are usually full-time medical staff and nursing staff on duty all day.

Fees and payment methods:

Beds for the aged at home: Usually, there is no bed fee, but the service fee is mainly paid, which may vary according to the service content and frequency, and sometimes the government will provide subsidies.

Institutional pension: In addition to service fees, you usually need to pay fixed fees such as bed fees and catering fees.

Privacy and independence:

Home care bed: the elderly have higher privacy and independence in their own homes.

Institutional pension: although the privacy of the elderly will be respected, the enjoyment of living space may have a certain impact on privacy and independence.

Degree of family participation:

Family nursing bed: encourage and support family members to participate in nursing, and family members can carry out some daily nursing under the guidance of professionals.

Institutional pension: According to institutional regulations and actual conditions, the participation of family members may be different, but they can still visit regularly and participate in the life of the elderly.

Flexibility and personalization:

Beds for the aged at home: the service can be flexibly adjusted according to the specific needs and conditions of the elderly, which is more personalized.

Institutional pension: Although many institutions try their best to provide personalized services, due to the limitation of resources and scale, they may not be as flexible as home-based pension beds.

Generally speaking, family nursing beds emphasize providing professional services in a familiar home environment, paying attention to maintaining social ties and family participation of the elderly, while institutional pension provides comprehensive care and services in special facilities. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, and which way to choose depends on the specific needs, health status, economic ability and personal preferences of the elderly.