22/11/2025
🔸𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞?🔸
When supporting an aging parent, it’s important to understand the difference between home care and nursing care.
While both focus on wellbeing, they serve different needs.
𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞
Home care helps with daily living- assisting with hygiene, meals, mobility support, companionship, and medication reminders or administration (oral tablets, drops, creams).
The goal is to keep life at home safe, comfortable, and dignified, while respecting independence.
𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞
Nursing care involves medical tasks such as clinical assessments, injections, wound treatment, managing chronic conditions, advanced clinical interventions.
For safety, this type of care 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬.
Relying on so-called or unofficial nurses outside these structures can be dangerous, as they are not able to prescribe medication, follow medical protocols, or guarantee professional standards.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 ?
If your parent mainly needs support with daily activities → HomeCare is a great choice.
If your parent has medical needs → Nursing care through official medical centers is essential.
Often, the 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: home care for comfort and independence, alongside official nursing care when medical expertise is required.
At the heart of both approaches is the same mission: to provide the right support, peace of mind, and quality of life at home.
At HomeCare Tenerife, we support our clients in their day-to-day life and work exclusively with official medical authorities to ensure the highest standards of care, safety, and wellbeing🧡
