When the need turns medical, a nurse comes to the home under the doctor's instruction for wounds, medication, and monitoring, often alongside the helpers doing personal care. It is arranged through the care plan or the doctor, so the two visits coordinate. Families abroad sometimes confuse it with home help and ask nurses to do housework; the roles are separate. For real medical fragility, ask the doctor whether visiting nursing fits.
Related terms
- 訪問診療（houmon shinryou）— home medical visits
- 訪問介護（houmon kaigo）— home-visit care
- かかりつけ医（kakaritsuke-i）— regular doctor
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