National Home Health Care Foundation

Programmes

• Capacity Building and Qualification

  NHHCF provides specialised NGOs and government institutions with the necessary training and capacity building to enhance the quality of home health care and related services. The foundation also supports the qualification efforts for new healthcare providers, including setting up modern training centers and curricullum.
• Entertainment Programmes

  Entertainment programmes for young patients, particularly those affected by cancer, are also part of the services offered by the NHHCF through partnership with other entities. Programmes include: Toys Draw Smiles, Schools Bags, and Grant a Wish.
• Home Health Care Centres

  The NHHCF supports various health care centres across the Kindgdom of Saudi Arabia with financial funding to cover the costs of the centre, which provide patients with all the necessary services including the medical team, medical equipment and services.
• Home Medical Care

  The NHHCF supports the government’s efforts in the health sector by providing home health care services themselves, in conjunction with general public hospitals. The NHHCF works with the patients’ families to insure they are able to help out and provide the necessary support and aid for the patients through set instructions by the medical team. Patients psychological and social needs are also assessed and specialized visitation programmes by the medical and social services home health care teams are conducted. The NHHCF also assesses the home environment and examines if any provision is required such as home equipment including ovens, washing machines, air conditioners etc.
• Hospital Support

  The foundation works closely with the hospitals to provide them with missing medical services and equipment that include: medical beds, wheelchairs, medical mattresses, oxygen tanks, blood sugar and blood pressure monitors, feeding tubes and medication. Patients psychological and social needs are also assessed and specialized visitation programs by the medical and social services home health care teams are conducted.
• Social Services and Awareness Raising

  NHHCF helps families properly understand and cope with the patient’s health condition so as to attain comfort and independence for patients and their family members. In addition to providing patients with the necessary medical equipment and consumable supplies, the NHHCF augments the patients’ skills so as to become self-reliant, and independant, while at the same time activating the role of patients’ families in providing health care for their loved ones through the guidance of the hospital medical team.