Table 1 Characteristics of homecare nurse, home helper, and care manager agencies
Homecare nurse | Home helper | Care manager | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 371 | n = 274 | n = 452 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Median (25–75 percentile) | Median (25–75 percentile) | Median (25–75 percentile) | |
Number of staff (FTE) | 4.0 (3.0–5.8) | 6.1 (3.4–11.6) | 2.0 (1.35–3.45) |
Nursing staff | 183 (40.5) | ||
Number of clients/1 month | 45.0 (28.0–75.0) | 42.0 (25.0–73.0) | 58.0 (32.0–97.0) |
Agency ownership | |||
Social welfare corporation | 39 (10.6) | 72 (26.4) | 133 (29.6) |
Profit corporation | 102 (27.7) | 144 (52.7) | 166 (37.0) |
Healthcare corporation | 136 (37.0) | 29 (10.6) | 84 (18.7) |
Others | 91 (24.7) | 28 (10.3) | 66 (14.7) |
Other healthcare facility owned by the same organization | |||
Care management agency | 235 (63.3) | 196 (76.6) | |
Homecare nursing agency | 45 (17.6) | 70 (17.7) | |
Home help agency | 115 (31.0) | 201 (50.9) | |
Healthcare facility | 97 (26.1) | 13 (5.1) | 52 (13.2) |
Non-bed clinic | 44 (11.9) | 10 (3.9) | 22 (5.6) |
Number of collaborating HN agencies | – | – | 2.0 (1.0–3.0) |
Number of collaborating HH agencies | – | – | 5.0 (3.0–9.0) |
Number of collaborating CM agencies | 10.0 (5.0–18.0) | 6.0 (3.0–10.0) | – |
Number of collaborating healthcare facilities | 13.0 (8.0–25.0) | – | – |
Additional reimbursement for intensive service | |||
By long-term care insurance | 354 (96.5) | 17 (6.4) | 14 (3.2) |
By healthcare insurance | 326 (89.3) | – | – |
Accepting end-of-life clients | – | 141 (52.0) | – |
Homecare nurses and home helpers could visit clients together | 264 (73.3) | 155 (58.1) | 266 (61.1) |
Number of clients who died at home/3 or 6 months, mean ± SD | 2.1 ± 4.0 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 1.5 ± 2.2 |