The effectiveness and efficiency of providing home care visits in nursing clinics versus the traditional home setting

The efficiency measures compared the time per visit for each group and the health care costs incurred by both groups during the six weeks after discharge from care. [...] The satisfaction of both groups of clients was compared for the service they received, as well as the satisfaction of the provider towards both venues. [...] Also, both groups were satisfied with the care, but the home group was significantly more dissatisfied with the inconvenience of waiting for the nurse to come to the home. [...] The Objectives of the Study Were to: • Develop and implement a new model of home care delivery for home care services that would better serve post acute clients; • Determine the effectiveness of the nursing clinic model of providing home care; • Determine if the model is a more efficient way to use nursing resources; • Determine the satisfaction and acceptability of the clients and nursing staff w [...] The second effectiveness measure was the average number of visits required for treatment for the home and nursing clinic client.