[Methodological and cultural challenges met in domiciliary care]

The experiences, feelings and reflections of a team of home care nurses and doctors were collected with an informal interview, asking two simple questions: why are we working in home care? What are the differences between home and hospital care? Most nurses discover home care and the different role of the patient and the family at home. Communication and motivation are essential for an high quality of care. The involvement of the family that takes part to the care of the patient, often with a winder role than doctors and nurses, requires a different relationship and specific skills. The real epidemiology and story of home care can be described with numbers (of patients cared for, of their problems) but also with stories (perceptions, feelings, beliefs...) of people cared for and of the professionals that care for them.