Measures (n = 38) | before TU1 | after TU | before TU | after TU | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 0–3 months | 0–3 months | 4–6 months | -3-0 months | -3-0 months | 4–6 months |
Category of home care worker from the primary care center | Number of home visits | Cost of home visits 2 (CAN$) | ||||
   - Social worker | 126 | 85 | 62 | 7207.20 | 4862.00 | 3546.40 |
   - Home help | 316 | 280 | 186 | 14166.28 | 12552.40 | 8338.38 |
   - Occupational/Physiotherapist (106.20$/visit) | 79 | 48 | 13 | 8389.80 | 5097.60 | 1380.60 |
   - Nurse (60.23$/h) | 179 | 134 | 130 | 10781.17 | 8070.82 | 7829.90 |
   - Psychologist (200.62$/interview) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1604.96 | 200.62 | 401.24 |
   - Dietitian (57.76$/h) | 10 | 19 | 0 | 577.60 | 1097.44 | 0.00 |
   - Medical services | 8 | 4 | 7 | 412.35 | 220.10 | 343.40 |
   - Laboratory tests/services | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 | 17.13 | 28.55 |
TOTAL | 726 | 574 | 405 | 43139.36 | 32118.11 | 21868.47 |
Average/client | 18.4 ± 27.0 | 15.3 ± 20.1 | 10.4 ± 16.6* | 1135.25 | 845.21 | 575.49 |
Hospitalisations | Average cost of hospitalizations (CAN$) 3 | |||||
   - Admissions | 12 | 10 | 10 |  |  |  |
   - Average length of stay (ALS, days) | 13 | 9.5 (-27%) | 4 (-58%) |  |  |  |
   - Total duration of hospitalizations4 (TDH, days) | 155 | 94 (-39%) | 39 (-75%) | 62246.75 | 40781.90 | 16920.15 |
   - Nb of hospitalized clients | 11 | 6 (-45%) | 7 (-36%) |  |  |  |
Average cost/client (n = 38) | 1638.07 | 1073.21 | 445.27 | |||
Cost of operating the telesurveillance center | Â | Â | Â | |||
   - Cost of the platform (amortized over 5 years) | 0.00 | 1644.75 | 1644.75 | |||
   - Maintenance contract | 0.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | |||
   - Equipment purchase cost (estimated at 300 devices/year; 700$/device) | 0.00 | 52500.00 | 52500.00 | |||
   - Nurses' salaries5 (for the territory: 5.2 nurses/1200 clients; 24 × 7) | 0.00 | 381953.50 | 381953.50 | |||
   - Installation and repair costs (including technician's salary) | 0.00 | 12500.00 | 12500.00 | |||
   - Administration | 0.00 | 9000.00 | 9000.00 | |||
Subtotal | Â | 458348.25 | 458348.25 | |||
Cost/client (n = 1200) | Â | 381.96 | 381.96 | |||
TOTAL | 2773.32 | 2300.38 | 1402.72 | |||
Fee paid by the client (25$/month) | Â | 75.00 | 75.00 |