5 Home-Based Health Positives from the Coronavirus

The surge of this pandemic didn’t take long to move from Asia, across Europe and eventually into our own communities. Mostly affecting our elderly. And, it became obvious very quickly that this was something that would change the entire world. Right now, we see the greatest surge in the daily number of cases in the US. But, we’ve come a long way, and our evolution has brought about many positive changes in home-based healthcare.

Renewed Focus on Home-Based Healthcare

Right now, as we speak, hospitals are once again growing with patients and there is less space to admit more. As a result, the majority of older-aged people are staying at home and seeking assistance. The affordable alternative of home care far outweighs the risks of a hospital visit.

With home-based healthcare, clients can get the support they need with daily duties and responsibilities. Plus, they can be treated in their own homes if they were to get infected.

SOP Awareness

It’s hard to ignore Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when it comes to a contagion. But, unfortunately people still do. Even though the necessity of wearing masks, limiting contact, and social distancing has been proven to work. The government agencies in charge have outlined the statistics and the devastating impact its spread has caused. But we can still do more.

Watch Your Step

People are forced to leave the house for several reasons, such as work, shopping or sometimes health reasons. Although a huge percentage of Americans lost their jobs (20%), many new innovative ones sprouted up across the country. Home delivery of everything from food to toilet paper took on an entirely different importance. Others improved on what they already focused on. Like, providing virus-conscious home-based healthcare. Perhaps very much like a delivery business, homecare is taking the next step to help you out at home.

Virus Aware

We now have sanitizer on every table and a CDC guidelines poster in every bathroom. We know what is out there. Our overall knowledge of coronavirus, as a generation, is impressive. But in case you live under a rock here’s some good information:

The virus is mainly spread from respiratory droplets that come out of the patient’s nose or mouth. These droplets flow through the air and onto surfaces by coughing, sneezing, and even breathing or talking. Add onto that its longer than normal lifespan and we start taking things a bit more seriously. You might be surprised to know that COVID-19 survives up to two to three days on plastics and stainless steel. Check out more surprising facts here.

Better Off Next Time

It was obvious from the start that our government did not take the risk of a new pandemic seriously. We were painfully under-prepared, and we wasted a lot of time on semantics. There were many unknowns and the influx of patients began to overwhelm our hospitals quickly.

So, we adapted the best we could and now simply participating in one of history’s scariest pandemics. But we have learned from our mistakes right? Our preparedness for a future outbreak is almost certainly tenfold compared to this one. Not just from a healthcare standpoint, but from a cultural standpoint.

Final Thoughts

In order to prevent a second surge, the United States has to take more serious steps to ensure the safety of its citizens. The people are acting on it but unfortunately it can’t go away without everyone’s participation. All of us, not just our elders, should exercise a home-based health mentality to help flatten the curves. We’ve changed our work-life, our family-life and even our nightlife. We’ve found solutions to public situations that contradict our new rules such as social distancing. We are capable.