Nursing homes are a type of residential care that provide around-the-clock nursing care for elderly people. Twenty-four-hour nursing care is available. Nursing homes will provide short-term rehabilitative stays following a surgery, illness or injury which may require physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech-language therapy. Nursing homes offer other services such as planned activities and daily housekeeping services. Nursing homes may also be referred to as convalescent care, skilled nursing or a long-term facility. Nursing homes may offer memory care services or have a separate area specified for memory care.
Some nursing homes are set up like a hospital. The staff provides medical care, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy. There might be a nurses' station on each floor. Other nursing homes try to be more like home. They try to have a neighborhood feel. Often, they don't have a fixed day-to-day schedule, and kitchens might be open to residents. Staff members are encouraged to develop relationships with residents. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day.
The market size of hospitals and nursing homes will be Rs 54,000 crore with 20 per cent growth rate per annum; medical equipment Rs 9,000 crore with 15 per cent growth; clinical lab diagnostics Rs 9,000 crore with 30 per cent growth. In FY17, Indian healthcare sector stood as the 4th largest employer as the sector employed a total of 319,780 people. Rising income levels, ageing population, growing health awareness and changing attitude towards preventive healthcare is expected to boost healthcare services demand in future.