Present situation and development direction of home healthcare / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

With the population ageing,increasing health needs and demands,changing family structure and the transformation of general hospital service model,home care as an important part of primary care,has been brought more and more attention.Home healthcare would relieve the pressure caused by increasing needs of elderly care and transformation of hospital functions,so it should have greater development in the future.This article reviews the present situation and the future development direction of home healthcare in China.