Which of the following statements about home health care is not true?
a. Home health care is a physician-provided health service.
b. Home health care began as a service addressing the needs of women and children.
c. Occupational therapy can provide a component of home health care.
d. Home health care is a subspecialty of com-munity health nursing.
A
Home health care began as a service addressing the needs of women and children in poverty because morbidity and mortality were so high. Home health care nursing has evolved over the years and is a subspecialty of community health nursing and can be offered to a variety of patients throughout the age spectrum. Services may include skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupation therapy, speech therapy, and home health aide services. All patients must require a skilled service.
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