critical care at home

critical / intensive care at home

Home is where healing happens best. Portea ICU at Home services are for Patients who are no longer in the acute phase of their illness but still require intensive care.

Critical Care at Home services includes the care and supervision of highly trained critical care therapists, experts and nurses and at a significantly lower price than that of a hospital stay.

Our clinical procedures have been developed in consultation with leading hospitals and renowned experts, ensuring the highest quality medical care. Six ways in which we make critical home care a great choice for the patient and her family.

when do you need critical care?

When a family member needs long term ICU care, a lot of doctors and hospitals advise for such care to be provided at home if possible, in case there are no active interventions to be done.

The patient is happier at home and healing can happen at home  in the familiar environment of the home, without the threat of hospital-acquired infections. This is financially easier for the family as well considering such care at home comes at least 30% cheaper than in a hospital. So you do not have to think about long expensive bills.

We at Portea have provided icu home care services to a lot of patients with respiratory or neurological diseases who take a long time to recover and need adequate device support and specialized care through trained nurses. The recovery results for these patients have been great. Know more here.

How Is Icu/Ccu Setup At Home Done By Portea?

HOW ICU SETUP WORKS AT HOME?

At Portea, we are pioneers in delivering comprehensive ICU care at home. Our ICU setup at home will include the following:

• Medical Equipment: Setting up an ICU at home will require all the essential medical equipment to deliver critical care services to the patients. The equipment will depend on the specific needs of the patients. Some of the common equipment used include infusion pumps, BiPAP, DVT pumps, and other equipment as per the assessment done by the doctors of Portea. 
• Bed Sore Management: Our ICU setup at home ensures effective bedsore management. We choose the right type of bed to allow the patients to rest conveniently and lower the chances of bed sores. 
• Critical Care Nurse: Nursing is a vital aspect of critical care at home. We assign qualified critical care nurses for patients availing of ICU services at home. They will be responsible for administering injections, giving the right medicines to the patients from time to time, keeping track of progress, and submitting home visit reports. Portea offers E-monitoring services and helps healthcare professionals and patients to stay connected all the time.

HOW PORTEA HELPS INSTALL THE ICU SETUP AT YOUR HOME?

Portea has a team of experienced professionals who know the right way to set up an ICU at home. We evaluate the available space in the patient’s home, understand their unique requirements, and accordingly set up the ICU. We provide seamless support to our patients round the clock and meet all their emergency care needs. 

at home critical care packages

Care plans are personalized for patient needs and are designed to deliver high quality, affordable, and easy to implement health services.

CRITICAL PACKAGE FOR CRITICAL HOME CARE

Clinical team

• 2 ICU trained nurses – 12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Service)
• 2 Nursing assistants – 12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Attendant/Caretaker Service)
• Physiotherapist (as advised by primary physician)
• Respiratory therapist (1-2 visits/week)
• ICU consumables
• Weekly clinical quality audits

ICU Infrastructure

• Ventilator
• Infusion pumps
• DVT Pump
• Other equipment as per clinical assessment by Portea doctor
• Home visit reports
• E-Monitoring

On condition

GCS: 8 or less | Vitals: Unstable | Mobility: Restricted | Ventilation: Dependent

STEP-DOWN PACKAGE

Clinical team

• 2 ICU trained nurses-12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Service)
• 2 Nursing assistants – 12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Attendant/Caretaker Service)
• Physiotherapist (as advised by primary physician)
• Respiratory therapist (1-2 visits/week)
• ICU consumables
• Weekly clinical quality audits

ICU Infrastructure

• BiPAP
• Infusion pumps
• DVT Pump
• Other equipment as per clinical assessment by Portea doctor
• Home visit report
• E-Monitoring

SUPPORTIVE PACKAGE

Clinical team

• 2 ICU trained nurses – 12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Service)
• 2 Nursing assistants – 12 hours each (24 Hours Nursing Attendant/Caretaker Service)
• Physiotherapist (as advised by primary physician)
• Respiratory therapist (1-2 visits/week)
• Weekly clinical quality audits

ICU Infrastructure

• Oxygen concentrator
• Other equipment as per clinical assessment by Portea doctor
• Home visit reports
• E-Monitoring

On condition

GCS: 10 or more | Vitals: Stable | Mobility: Restricted

why choose portea?

Portea offers comprehensive 24-hour home care nursing services, including critical care and intensive care at home. Our dedicated team ensures expert medical support and home ICU setup. Portea provides reliable healthcare services, including doctor consultation, physiotherapy, and caretaker assistance at home.

CERTIFIED ICU NURSES & ICU DOCTOR

With extensive hands-on experience, professional certifications and training our specialists ICU Doctors ensure quality care for the patient for quick recovery

BEST IN CLASS ICU DEVICES

We offer a wide range of products for all patient’s needs across the affordable price range. You can buy or rent ICU devices according to your need. We deliver everything to your doorstep with device installation services.

COST ADVANTAGE

Complete expenses of the critical care services come at a fraction of cost of the same services at a hospital. So you don’t need to worry about expensive bills. Just 

WORKING WITH THE TREATING PHYSICIAN

We involve your own physician in the care plan design and share patient data periodically with him/ her.

CONTINUOUS MONITORING

Our trained specialists monitor patient progress and recovery data from our state of the art devices. So you can be assured about the condition of the patient.

LOWER RISK OF INFECTION

Home ICU setups not only save time, and money but also substantially reduce the risk of infections for the patient compred to hospitals.

patient stories – how smitha found help in portea to provide world class care for her father?

My father is a neuro patient who was treated at Medanta hospital for a month. As a result of brain haemorrhage, he is bed ridden and not able to walk or eat on his own. Due to his critical condition, we had to arrange for a 24 hour nurse and physio-therapy at the time of shifting him home to help him with recovery. After a lot of research, we decided to go with Portea as not only does Portea provides trained nurses and physio therapists but they also provide medical equipments such as an ICU bed etc which one can take on rent. 
 
Post telephonic conversations, our first interaction was with Abhishek Dubey who visited my father at the hospital to help us decide what kind of nurse we will require and what all equipments we will need. He spent quality time with my family to understand the condition of my father and accordingly arranged for a nurse and equipments for us. His service has been top notch and I am very thankful to him for his continued support till date. Portea team also visited our home and got the room ready before my father was shifted. Abhishek also helped with this process.

The first nurse assigned to us was Mahendra, who came to Medanta hospital early in the morning on the day of  discharge to take a proper handover from the hospital nurses. He travelled in the ambulance with my father and ensured my father was moved safely from the hospital to home. Mahendra was with us for almost 20 days and he did a fabulous job of taking care of my father. I would highly recommend Mahendra for any neuro patient who requires critical care. Not only was Mahendra good at his job, but he was also good natured and forever smiling which helped having him around a joy. Mahendra has recently been replaced Mr Renju and he too is extremely good from what I hear from my mother and so far we are very happy with his services. I will leave a detailed feedback on Mr Renju after he has spend some more time with us. 

I have also communicated with the head of nursing coordinator Mr Sarvesh and he too is very prompt and helpful. Dr Ankit who is co-ordinator for physio-therapists is also very responsive and helpful.

The physio-therapist assigned to my father Mr Sandeep is extremely good too and with his continued effort and regular session, my father is reasonable mobile than he was a few weeks ago.

Thanks to the joint effort of Team Portea that we are able to provide good care to my father. 

Hope my review helps other families looking to provide good care to any of their loved ones who needs it.

Smitha Thomas, NCR