The home healthcare services industry is rapidly transforming the healthcare landscape by delivering personalized medical care directly to patients' homes, driven by rising healthcare costs, aging populations, and the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases. Startups in this sector offer a variety of services, including nursing care, post-operative support, and chronic disease management, while leveraging technology such as telemedicine and wearable health devices to enhance service delivery.

Saathease Lifesciences stands out as a leader in this evolving field, focusing on quality, reliability, and compassionate care. The firm prioritizes each patient's well-being, ensuring personalized attention and expertise in critical care medicines to manage severely ill patients at home, thereby reducing the need for extended hospital stays. Through early discharge options and customized care plans tailored to individual needs, Saathease Lifesciences delivers a unique level of home-based critical care that sets it apart, aiming to serve every client.

“The inspiration for Saathease Lifesciences came from our personal experiences caring for elders in our extended family. Several family members, including an uncle who developed a fast-growing brain tumor, became terminally ill and required extensive home care. As his condition deteriorated into a vegetative state, our family struggled to find reliable, quality home care services. The options available were subpar, both in terms of compassion and professionalism. After facing similar challenges with other elderly

relatives, we realized the urgent need for a service that truly understands the importance of compassionate, dependable home care”, speaks Dr S M Ausim, Director, Saathease Lifesciences.

Personalized Care

At Saathease Lifesciences, before taking any patient on board, the company conducts a thorough assessment to provide tailored care. A doctor or senior nurse visits the patient at home or in the hospital before discharge to understand their medical condition and set clear expectations. The company fills out a detailed assessment form, covering physical, clinical, and relevant social details, ensuring a personalized care plan is developed. For medical emergencies, the system is equipped to respond swiftly. The firm’s staff can consult Saathease Lifesciences doctors online/on call for advice, and it has partnerships with local hospitals and ambulance services for immediate assistance.

These collaborations allow it to send trained paramedics or transport the patient to the hospital as needed, and effectively. Dr. S M Ausim being a specialist in critical care medicine and anesthesiology gives the company the advantage of having a super specialist to provide consultations and perform many complex procedures at home. Many clients have benefitted as it avoids difficulty and discomfort of lifting and moving sick patients, bumpy hospital rides and long waits in hospitals and clinics.

The company has developed an app called Saathease app, which enhances its service by offering both customer and staff interfaces. For the staff, the app allows them to upload critical patient data such as vitals, including blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and blood sugar levels. Information like food intake, medicine administration, and other clinical updates are regularly shared through the app, allowing the office staff and doctors to monitor patient health remotely. On the customer side, relatives can track the patient’s progress in real-time and receive regular updates. The firm has also introduced quarterly written reports for families, providing a detailed overview of the patient’s condition over the last few weeks or months.

Expanding Home Healthcare

One of the key visions at Saathease Lifesciences is to provide quality home healthcare that is accessible to all. “Our goal is to make it easy for people to access reliable, compassionate care for themselves or their loved ones, delivered directly in the comfort of their homes. Currently, we operate in Bhopal with a dedicated but limited team. However, we have ambitious plans to expand our services within Bhopal and its surrounding areas, and eventually into other cities and even internationally, ensuring that more families can benefit from the high-quality care we provide”, adds Dr S M Ausim. By prioritizing accessibility and quality, Saathease Lifesciences is committed to becoming a trusted partner in home healthcare for families everywhere.