The House Call Reinvented: In-Home Primary, Palliative and Hospice Care Surges

While historic house calls by physicians faded in the 20th century, a new age of bringing healthcare services directly to patients' homes is rapidly emerging. Driven by an aging population, increasing preference for aging in place, and care models that emphasize patient-centricity and value, in-home primary, palliative, and hospice care is experiencing meteoric growth.

🗓 An Aging Population Driving Demand

By 2030, one in five Americans will be over age 65, and the 85+ population is projected to grow by 200% between 2016-2040 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This "silver tsunami" is dramatically increasing need for home-based medical care as seniors look to age in familiar surroundings. Over 90% of Americans age 65+ want to live at home independently as long as possible.

🏡 The Appeal of In-Home Care

For elderly or seriously ill patients, traveling to clinics or hospitals is challenging. According to an AARP survey, having providers come to their homes is vastly preferable - 94% prefer in-home care. In-home allows highly personalized care tailored to living environments.

👩‍⚕️ Primary Care at Home

In-home primary care programs bring preventative services and chronic care management directly to residences. This model is ideal for homebound elderly with multiple conditions. Providers conduct comprehensive in-home assessments, medication reconciliation and urgent treatment.

🩺 Palliative Care in the Home

For those facing serious illness, in-home palliative care offers pain/symptom management and improved quality of life. Having consistent palliative support at home allows for customized routines and robust family engagement.

❤️ Hospice Services at Home

In-home hospice enables compassionate end-of-life care in comfortable home settings. Hospice teams provide medical services, personal care, counseling and respite tailored to patient needs and wishes.

⚡️ Seamless Mobile Care Delivery with Technology

Patient-facing virtual care solutions like telehealth and remote monitoring enhance home-based care quality and reach. Digital medication management tools and smart medical devices bolster in-home capabilities as well. Cloud-based platforms seamlessly coordinate providers, data and services for in-home programs.

👨‍⚖️ Policy Tailwinds

New reimbursement models incentivizing value-based care are making in-home services more viable financially. Recent CMS rule changes expanded coverage for in-home acute hospital-level care. Governments are recognizing the value and cost savings of home-based medicine.

⬇️ Transform In-Home Care Delivery with CareSMS

The in-home primary, palliative, and hospice care model is rapidly proliferating, with over 70% of healthcare organizations now operating or planning these services according to Hp3AM research. Driven by compelling demographics, technologies, and policies, healthcare is truly coming back to the home. For healthcare organizations looking to capitalize on the booming in-home health market, CareSMS provides a leading cloud platform for efficient in-home care delivery. CareSMS streamlines operations through scheduling automation, interactive mapping for route optimization, data analytics, and secure messaging capabilities. This allows providers to seamlessly scale their in-home primary, palliative, hospice, and specialty care services while ensuring coordinated, high-quality care. By partnering with CareSMS, in-home care providers gain advanced yet user-friendly technology purpose-built for today's rapidly evolving landscape.

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