This document discusses home care for patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. It provides 4 references from PubMed and 2 references from CINAHL on this topic from the last 15 years. The references examine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in elderly patients receiving home care, the role of family caregivers and public health nurses in providing home care to those with mental illness, suicide rates in nursing home patients with mental illness, and the burden on family caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.