Which of the following is listed as a potential benefit of Home Healthcare?

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Home healthcare can reduce exposure to hospital-acquired infections because patients spend time in a home setting rather than the crowded, pathogen-rich hospital environment. Fewer people with infections around, along with tailored infection control practices by home health teams, lowers the risk of catching infections, making exposure to fewer pathogens a plausible and listed benefit.

The other options don’t describe benefits of home care. Increased stress and anxiety isn’t a stated advantage; higher overall costs aren’t desirable and home care is often pursued to help lower costs; and longer hospital stays run counter to the purpose of home healthcare, which is to support recovery at home and often shorten the time spent in a hospital.