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Persons to whom certificates have been issued fall into one or more
of the following categories and typical examples are given.
1. A person whose health would deteriorate if assistance was not
give (Those bedridden).
2. In order that the patient may receive fuller help from the District
Nurse's treatment (Those incontinent).
3. To enable a patient to obtain a Home Help when conditions would
be otherwise than favourable to such employment (Senile patients
of unclean habits).
4. To try and hold the present health of a patient until hospital or
other accommodation is available,
5 To help over an acute or chronic phase of illness.
6 To give temporary assistance during a post-operative period (following
transurethral prostatectomy for instance.)
7. To enable a person to be nursed at home instead of being caredfor
elsewhere (those refusing hospital treatment),
8. When a private laundry refuses service (Cases of discharging bedsores)
.
9. Temporary service during a domestic emergency (failure of hot
water supply and no heating facilities).