[Supporting people with Diogenes syndrome]. / Accompagnement des personnes atteintes du syndrome de Diogène.

Diogenes syndrome is a chronic condition often affecting elderly people, especially those living in isolation. It is characterised by self-neglect and compulsive hoarding. Medico-social professionals working with people in their home, have reflected on levers to help improve the complex support of these patients.

[Connected tablets, tracking care and sharing patient records]. / Tablettes, traçabilité des soins et partage du dossier patient.

A hospital at home team shares its experience of the use of connected tablets to enable caregivers to track the care provided and have shared access to the patient's records. An effective and modern solution which forms part of the extension of the computerisation of the hospital's medication pathway.

[Different perspectives on end-of-life support at home]. / Regards croisés sur l'accompagnement en fin de vie à domicile.

Hospital at home nursing teams support end-of-life. In the intimacy of the residence, the care fit the evolution of the state of the patient and his expectations. The communication within the team is essential to question the care, including in the ethical plan.

[Supporting patients at the end of life at home based on the hospital at home model]. / Accompagner la fin de vie au domicile selon le modèle HAD.

Hospital at home structures aim to assure the transition between hospital and home, including by supporting a life project through to its last moments. Good coordination between the different players and constant consideration of the patient and their family are necessary in order to ensure that the quality of care at home is equivalent to what provided in hospital.

[The transformation of equipment for nursing care]. / L'evolution du matériel façonne celle des soins.

The transformation of equipment is shaping the evolution of nursing care. The provision of nursing care and the administration of treatment prescribed by the doctor require the use of a range of medical devices and equipment. Skilled in their use, the nurse must practise medical devices vigilance. Different memories and perspectives on the recent history of equipment which has strongly influenced the evolution of nursing care.