Intensive Care at Home: Providing Intensive Care at Home for Ventilated Patients and Long-Term Critical Care Support

Intensive Care at Home is a specialised healthcare service that provides high-acuity nursing care for adults and children who require long-term mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy care, or complex respiratory support in a home setting. The service is designed as an alternative to prolonged hospital or ICU stays, allowing patients to receive continuous, 24/7 critical care in their own homes while maintaining safety and clinical oversight.

The model supports individuals with invasive ventilation via tracheostomy, as well as those using non-invasive ventilation such as CPAP or BiPAP. It also extends to patients who no longer require ventilation but still need ongoing tracheostomy care. The organisation emphasises improving quality of life and enabling families to care for loved ones outside of intensive care environments whenever possible.

Care is delivered by highly trained critical care registered nurses with extensive ICU experience, ensuring evidence-based and clinically advanced support. Services include ventilator management, airway care, tracheostomy maintenance, and management of complex medical conditions such as neuromuscular diseases, spinal cord injuries, COPD, and acquired brain injuries.

In addition, the service provides home-based intravenous therapies, including electrolyte infusions and total parenteral nutrition, as well as management of central lines and vascular access devices.

A key focus is personalised, holistic care tailored to each patient’s medical, emotional, cultural, and family needs. The approach aims to promote independence, dignity, and improved quality of life while reducing long-term hospital dependence.

The organisation also operates within government-funded programs such as NDIS and other Australian healthcare schemes, supporting accessibility for eligible patients.

Intensive Care at Home Pty Ltd. (n.d.). Intensive care at home. https://intensivecareathome.com/