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• September 7, 2026

KT Home Healthcare and bedside Nursing

K.T Home Healthcare & Bedside Nursing: Professional Care, Wherever You Need It

Professional care from K.T Memorial Hospital, delivered where you need it.

Healthcare does not always have to take place inside a hospital. Many patients need continued nursing care, observation, assistance and recovery support after leaving the hospital, while others may be unable to travel to a healthcare facility because of age, disability, illness, injury or prolonged recovery.

To respond to this need, K.T Memorial Hospital has introduced K.T Home Healthcare & Bedside Nursing Department, bringing professional, hospital-coordinated care closer to patients in their homes and other appropriate locations.

Our goal is simple: to make quality healthcare support more accessible, convenient, safe and continuous for patients and their families.

What is K.T Home Healthcare & Bedside Nursing?

K.T Home Healthcare & Bedside Nursing is a service of K.T Memorial Hospital that connects patients and families with verified and approved healthcare professionals for care outside the hospital setting.

Rather than leaving families to search for individual nurses on their own, K.T Memorial Hospital manages the process.

The relationship is:

CLIENT → K.T MEMORIAL HOSPITAL → VERIFIED NURSE

The client requests care through K.T Memorial Hospital. The hospital reviews the request, assesses the care required, confirms the location and other relevant information, and assigns an appropriate healthcare professional.

This means that the service is hospital-controlled and coordinated, rather than an open marketplace where anyone can independently hire a nurse.

Why Home Healthcare?

For many patients, returning home is an important part of recovery. However, going home does not always mean that professional care is no longer needed.

Home healthcare can also reduce the burden placed on family members who may be willing to provide care but may not have the training or time required.

Who Can Benefit From K.T Home Healthcare?

The service may be suitable for a wide range of patients, depending on their individual healthcare needs.

Patients recovering after surgery

Elderly patients

Patients with chronic conditions

Mothers and newborns

Patients with wounds or limited mobility

Patients requiring extended bedside care

How the K.T Home Healthcare Service Works

We have designed the process to be simple for patients and families.

1. Request Home Healthcare

The client submits a request through the K.T Memorial Hospital website or app.

A request can also be initiated through K.T Memorial Hospital's approved communication channels, where hospital staff can assist with entering the request into the system.

2. Provide Patient and Location Information

The client provides the information required for K.T to understand the patient's needs and confirm where care will be provided.

The location can be confirmed using the patient's address and GPS location where applicable.

3. Assessment of the Care Required

K.T Memorial Hospital reviews the request and determines the appropriate level of nursing support.

Straightforward cases may proceed through the standard booking process, while patients requiring more specialised or complex care may require additional clinical assessment before a nurse is assigned.

4. Receive a Quotation

The client receives the applicable charges based on the selected service, duration and any additional approved requirements.

Where applicable, transport and food allowances are shown separately.

5. Payment to K.T Memorial Hospital

Payment is made to K.T Memorial Hospital through the approved payment channels.

Clients are not expected to make the K.T service payment directly to the assigned nurse.

6. K.T Assigns a Nurse

K.T Memorial Hospital assigns a suitable verified nurse based on factors.

Clients normally request the service, rather than selecting an individual nurse.

7. Care Begins

The assigned nurse reports to the agreed location and provides care according to the patient's needs and the approved assignment.

The nurse's attendance and assignment can be monitored through the K.T system.

8. Documentation and Follow-up

Care provided is documented appropriately. Where necessary, the nurse can communicate with K.T Doctors for guidance, escalation or further review.

If the patient's condition changes significantly, the case can be escalated for appropriate medical attention.

Our Bedside Nursing Packages

K.T Home Healthcare offers flexible care durations to accommodate different patient needs.

12-Hour Bedside Nursing

Suitable for patients who need professional nursing support during part of the day or night.

Continuous 24-Hour Care

For patients who require continuous bedside nursing support, K.T can coordinate care over a 24-hour period.

Depending on the duration and patient's needs, nursing personnel may be rotated to ensure appropriate rest, safety and continuity of care.

Important: Continuous care does not mean that one nurse is expected to work continuously without rest. K.T coordinates staffing according to professional and patient-safety requirements.

Additional Home Nursing Services

Depending on the patient's needs and clinical assessment, additional services may include:

• Home nursing assessment
• Home nursing visits
• Simple wound dressing
• Complex wound care
• Catheter care
• NG tube care
• Post-operative nursing care
• Postnatal nursing support
• Newborn nursing support
• Elderly care
• Chronic care support
• Palliative and supportive nursing care
• Other approved home healthcare services

Some specialised services may require assessment and individual quotation before they are provided.

More Than Just Sending a Nurse

K.T Home Healthcare is designed to provide more than simply sending a nurse to a patient's home.

Because the service is connected to K.T Memorial Hospital, the system can provide a pathway for communication between the assigned nurse and the hospital's clinical team where appropriate.

This can be particularly useful when a patient's condition changes or when the nurse requires professional guidance within the scope of the service.

Where necessary, the patient may be advised to attend the hospital or seek emergency medical attention rather than continuing home-based care.

Home healthcare does not replace emergency hospital treatment.

Patients experiencing serious or life-threatening symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.

Safety and Verification

Patient and healthcare-worker safety is one of the most important principles of K.T Home Healthcare.

K.T Memorial Hospital is developing a controlled process for verifying both healthcare workers and service requests.

Healthcare professionals participating in the service are required to provide appropriate professional identification and registration information for verification.

K.T also verifies relevant professional documentation before a healthcare worker becomes eligible for assignments.

For clients, K.T may collect information necessary to establish identity, location and the circumstances surrounding a home-care request.

Depending on the circumstances, additional verification may be required before an assignment is approved.

The purpose is not to make the service difficult to access. It is to help protect:

The patient.
The family.
The nurse.
And the reputation and professional standards of K.T Memorial Hospital.

Digital Home Healthcare Through the K.T Hospital App

K.T is integrating Home Healthcare into its digital healthcare platform.

Through the K.T Hospital App and website, patients can progressively access services.

The system is intended to make accessing healthcare support easier while allowing K.T Memorial Hospital to maintain appropriate oversight of the service.

What Happens If You Need More Days?

Healthcare needs can change.

A patient who initially books three days of bedside nursing may require additional support. Likewise, a patient who initially requires one week may recover sooner.

K.T Home Healthcare therefore allows eligible packages to be extended where appropriate.

The extension is subject to the patient's needs, nurse availability and K.T approval.

Transport and Other Additional Costs

The cost of home healthcare can depend on factors beyond the nursing service itself.

For example, the patient may choose whether:

• Transport is provided by the client;
• K.T arranges transport; or
• An approved transport allowance is included in the quotation.

Where applicable, food arrangements or food allowances for extended assignments can also be discussed before the assignment begins.

This helps the client understand the total cost before care starts.

Complex and Specialised Patients

Not every patient is suitable for standard bedside nursing packages.

Patients with complex medical conditions, high dependency, specialised equipment requirements or other significant clinical needs may require additional assessment.

In such situations, K.T Memorial Hospital may:

• Conduct a clinical assessment;
• Request additional information;
• Recommend hospital review;
• Provide a specialised quotation;
• Assign appropriately qualified personnel; or
• Recommend another appropriate level of care.

This approach helps ensure that the service provided matches the patient's actual needs.

Why Choose K.T Home Healthcare?

When you choose K.T Home Healthcare, you are not simply looking for an individual nurse.

You are accessing a hospital-coordinated healthcare service.

K.T Memorial Hospital provides the framework for:

Verification → Assessment → Assignment → Care → Documentation → Follow-up

This gives patients and families an additional level of confidence that their home healthcare request is being handled through an established healthcare facility.

Care Where You Need It

A patient's home can be an important part of their healing journey.

Whether it is an elderly parent who needs assistance, a patient recovering after surgery, a mother and newborn requiring support, or someone who needs continued bedside nursing, K.T Memorial Hospital aims to bring professional healthcare support closer to where people live.

K.T Home Healthcare & Bedside Nursing

Professional care from K.T Memorial Hospital, delivered where you need it.

To request home healthcare or bedside nursing, visit the K.T Memorial Hospital website or use the K.T Hospital App.

K.T Memorial Hospital Ltd.
Affordable and Quality Healthcare Services.