Home respiratory care can be very beneficial and lifesaving for individuals with severe respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Home respiratory care is essential for those living with severe respiratory conditions, so today we’re going to share the benefits of respiratory care and why it is important with you.  

What Is Home Respiratory Care? 

Home respiratory care allows patients to breathe easier and increase their quality of life. It allows patients to receive respiratory care and therapy from the comfort of their own homes. Many individuals with respiratory conditions may need supplemental oxygen from oxygen concentrators, long-term oxygen therapy, home ventilators, or tracheostomy care.  

What Are the Benefits of Home Respiratory Care? 

Home respiratory care can provide many benefits for the patient receiving the treatment. Here are a few of the benefits: 

  • Personalized Treatments – Home respiratory care offers personalized treatments that are focused on what each individual patient needs.  
  • Education – Because the patient will be receiving treatment at home, they will be provided with extensive education about how to manage their condition and effectively use their respiratory equipment.  
  • Convenient – Home respiratory care offers patients a convenient way to receive respiratory therapy and treatments by eliminating the need for long-term hospitalization. Home respiratory care increases patients' quality of life, comfort, overall health, and happiness.  
  • Cost-Effective – Because treatments are received at home with no hospitalization required, costs are reduced tremendously, making home respiratory care a cost-effective option.  

Who Can Benefit From Home Respiratory Care? 

Home respiratory care can provide benefits to many individuals with various conditions. Here are a few of the conditions that home respiratory care can treat: 

  • COPD 
  • Asthma  
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea 
  • Congestive Heart Failure  
  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome 
  • Cystic Fibrosis  
  • Lung Cancer  

Home respiratory care is essential in improving the lives of individuals living with severe respiratory conditions. To learn more about our respiratory services, visit our website. If you have any questions about your own or a loved one’s respiratory care, reach out to our team, we are happy to answer them!