Activities of Daily Living in Nursing Home and Home Care Settings: A Retrospective 1-Year Cohort Study

Activities of daily living and rehabilitation needs for older adults with a stroke: A comparison of home care and nursing home care

“…Older adults at level l or 2 can choose either home care or nursing home care, but those at level 3 are only covered for home care (Lee et al. , ; National Health Insurance Service). However, no study has explored the outcomes of patients with a stroke according to the different modalities of LTCS.…”

“…Two studies were conducted recently in South Korea to examine patient outcomes in home care and nursing home care patients (Lee et al. , ). One study compared the physical function of all patients who received home care or nursing home care and found that the physical function of the patients who had received home care improved more than that of the patients who had received nursing home care (Lee et al.…”

Risk factors for the discontinuation of home medical care among low-functioning older patients

“…Effectively managed home care improves the QOL of both patients and their caregivers, and it is also associated with good prognoses and the preservation of cognitive and physical function (8)(9)(10)(11). In a 2014 study, older adults who had their home care needs met reported higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of loneliness and perceived life stress compared to patients with unmet needs (12).…”

Older Adult Residents' Perceptions of Daily Lives in Nursing Homes

“…This has led to a rapid increase in demand for long‐term care (LTC) services for older adults in South Korea. Consequently, in July 2008, the South Korean government initiated national LTC insurance for older adults, as a part of the national social welfare (Lee et al., ; National Health Insurance Service [NHIS], ). This initiative, and the demand for LTC services in the country, led to a dramatic proliferation of LTC facilities, from 583 in 2005 to 2,935 in 2015.…”