house calls
Doctor comes over
House calls are visits by professionals—especially doctors—to clients at their homes rather than at an office or clinic.
The practice was once standard in medicine but became rare as healthcare centralized in clinics and hospitals: Few physicians make house calls anymore.
The term extends to other services: The vet makes house calls for elderly pets.
A nostalgic ring clings to the phrase, evoking an era of more personal service.
Licensed medical healer
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
prescription · examination · consultation · nurse · physician · stethoscope · bedside manner · general practitioner
Advanced in age
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- chronicPersisting over time
- in-home careMedical services at residence
caregiver · geriatric · homecare · mobility · nursing · outreach · hospice · convalescent
Belonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
historical · classic · old-timey · Norman Rockwell · country doctor · simpler times · small-town · yesteryear
Entrance's bottom ledge
- accessibilityEase of approach
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- mobileCapable of movement
- flexibleAble to bend freely
personalized · availability · comfort · one-on-one · private · scheduling · accommodating · time-saving
doctor
Licensed medical healer
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- checkupRoutine health evaluation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
treatment · prescription · examination · consultation · nurse · physician · stethoscope · bedside manner · general practitioner · family doctor
elderly
Advanced in age
- bedriddenUnable to leave mattress
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- chronicPersisting over time
in-home care · caregiver · geriatric · homecare · mobility · nursing · outreach · hospice · convalescent · disabled
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
quaint · historical · classic · old-timey · Norman Rockwell · country doctor · simpler times · small-town · yesteryear · retro
doorstep
Entrance's bottom ledge
- accessibilityEase of approach
- on-demandAvailable upon request
- mobileCapable of movement
flexible · personalized · availability · comfort · one-on-one · private · scheduling · accommodating · time-saving · dedicated
- rural healthcarecountry doctor, rural hospitals, rural hospital, rural clinics, mobile clinic
- Victorian etiquettecalling hours, visiting cards, chaperoning, propriety, decorum
- health communicationhealth education, patient education, health awareness, public awareness, health literacy
- pastoral visitshome visits, hospital visits, sick calls, bedside visits, hospice visits
- neighborlinessfriendly, helpful, considerate, kind, welcoming
- canvassingcanvassers, knock, door knocking, door-to-door, canvass
call, house, household, housing, houses, warehouse, greenhouse, housework, housekeeper