2017 Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 13-21
Purpose: Based on the study conducted with home care services providers in Saitama prefecture, Japan, this study investigated the factors affecting the profitability of home care services providers.
Methods: Using the data collected from 370 home care services providers in Saitama prefecture, a multiple regression analysis was performed with the number of home care recipients and the length of services (in minutes) as the dependent variables, and the years of business continuity, service area, the types of care services and the number of nursing staff members as independent variables.
Results: The results revealed that the number of nursing staff members that providers have, the types of organizations - such as facility- and residential-based -, the years of business continuity, and whether they provide their own care management services are associated with the profitability of home care services providers.
Conclusion: When investigating the factors affecting the profitability of home care services providers, it is important to take into consideration, not only factors behind services recipients, but also the environmental factors that affect the delivery system of services providers.
