Trends in Home-visit Nursing Care by Agencies' Characteristics under the National Long-term Care Insurance System.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.4.415
- Author:
Jung Suk LEE
1
;
Rah Il HWANG
;
Eun Jeong HAN
Author Information
1. Institute for National Health Insurance Policy, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Home nursing;
Long-term care insurance
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Home Nursing;
Insurance, Long-Term Care;
Long-Term Care;
National Health Programs;
Nursing Care
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(4):415-426
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate trends in home-visit nursing care by agencies' characteristics under the national long-term care insurance system. METHODS: Cochran-Mantel-Haenzel tests were conducted, using data drawn from the nationwide long-term care insurance claim database of the Korean National Health Insurance Corporation from 2009 to 2011. RESULTS: The number of home-visit nursing care agencies has decreased continuously since 2009. There were also similar trends in the total amount of service provided by home-visit nursing care agencies, the number of recipients, the number of employees, and payments. This study showed that there were statistically significant differences in the trends in home-visit nursing care by agencies' characteristics. Despite the overall downward trend, there were some increases in the percentage of home-visit nursing care provided by agencies which were established by individuals, located in large cities, and which combined home-visit care with home-visit bathing. CONCLUSION: Home-visit nursing care agencies are responsible for providing community-based healthcare services. For past three years, however, they have not been utilized to their full potential. Understanding the trends in home-visit nursing care by agencies' characteristics is important to develop utilization strategies for home-visit nursing care.
