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Home Care For Ventilated Patients
If you or your loved one has a condition which causes breathing difficulties, our Care Professionals can support you with non-invasive ventilator care at home.
Our ventilator care supports you to live your best life at home
Working alongside your clinicians, our specialist Care Professionals are expertly trained to deliver non-invasive ventilator care at home, supporting your independence and helping you to live well at home, your way.
Home Instead’s Care Professionals are trained to the highest clinical standards and will work with your own doctors and health teams to ensure you are receiving the best possible care at home from people who share your hobbies and interests and are passionate about helping you and your loved ones. We can provide support in a range of ways to meet your individual needs such as hourly care, for a few hours a week, a couple of hours daily, or even 24-hour live-in care to support you in managing your symptoms at home.
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What is non-invasive ventilation (NIV)?
When a person requires support to breathe effectively via the mouth or nose with the use of a mask or similar device, this is called non-invasive ventilation (NIV). Numerous conditions may lead to NIV support. Those that effect the respiratory system specifically such as sleep apnoea or COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Certain neurological disorders such as Acute Spinal Injury or Motor Neurone Disease, as well as muscle wasting conditions such as Muscular Dystrophy.
What is non-invasive ventilation (NIV) care?
Our Care Professionals are specifically trained in non–invasive ventilation management and associated interventions and are deemed competent to provide support to you unsupervised in your own home.
Benefits of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) care
Care Professionals are fully trained and deemed competent in your care needs, this helps to reduce the number of infections and the need for hospital admissions. Care is carried out when you need it, not, when it suits others and reduces the risk of complications.
Why choose non-invasive ventilation (NIV) care at home?
Having Health Care at Home with Home Instead allows you to maintain your independence, routine, and lifestyle so you can live your best life at home. YourCare Professional will be matched to your interests and hobbies so you can build a trusting relationship with them. We will work with you and your clinical team to ensure the best care is delivered to the highest standard ensuring a fully bespoke and tailored care plan is provided.
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Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is recommended for people who require support with their breathing. It can help you feel less breathless than before, allowing you to perform more tasks throughout the day. NIV can also improve your sleep quality, so you may feel more energetic and have fewer headaches upon waking. Improving your quality of life through ventilator nursing care will also reduce the likelihood of hospital admittance.
During home care for ventilator patients they will wear a tightly fitting face mask or a nasal pillow that create a seal so air does not leak out. This is attached to a small ventilator machine by a plastic tube which pushes air into the lungs under high pressure, opening the airways and allowing air to enter. If their clinical team has indicated it is necessary oxygen may also be given. Depending on their requirements the patient may need ventilator care all the time or only certain parts of the day or night.
As with any treatment there can be side effects while caring for a ventilated patient. The most common are dry mouth and stuffy noses, which our Care Professionals can easily assist with as needed. A poorly fitted mask can lead to soreness on the bridge of the nose or a large leak of air, which can be fixed with a replacement mask. Our Care Professionals are confident in how to support you and communicate with your clinical team to ensure you are receiving the best care.